(thing) by /dev/joe Sat Jul 08 2000 at 15:05:21
The pilcrow (¶) was originally an editor's or proofreader's mark to indicate that a new paragraph should begin at a certain position.

Its usage hasn't changed much. Today it most frequently appears in word processors as a way of displaying the end of a paragraph on screen, and in some HTML editors as a way of displaying <P> without deviating too far from WYSIWYG.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:00:32

Pil"crow (?), n. [A corruption of Paragraph.] Print.

A paragraph mark, ¶.

[Obs.]

Tusser.

 

© Webster 1913.

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