▁countries ▁may ▁read ▁it ▁as ▁paragraph . ▁When ▁dup licated , ▁as ▁" § § ", ▁it ▁is ▁read ▁as ▁the ▁pl ural ▁" sections " ▁( e . g . ▁" § § ▁ 1 3 – 2 1 "), ▁much ▁as ▁" pp ." ▁( pages ) ▁is ▁the ▁pl ural ▁of ▁" p ." ▁ ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁with ▁foot notes ▁when ▁a ster isk ▁(* ), ▁d agger ▁(† ) ▁and ▁double ▁d agger ▁( ‡ ) ▁have ▁already ▁been ▁used ▁on ▁a ▁given ▁page . ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁practice ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁section ▁sign ▁with ▁a ▁non - bre aking ▁space ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁symbol ▁is ▁kept ▁with ▁the ▁section ▁number ▁being ▁c ited . ▁ ▁The ▁section ▁sign ▁is ▁itself ▁sometimes ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁justice ▁system , ▁in ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁the ▁Rod ▁of ▁As cle pi us ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁represent ▁medicine . ▁The ▁Aust rian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Justice ▁used ▁the ▁symbol ▁in ▁its ▁logo ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁Brazil , ▁the ▁sign ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁represent ▁number ed ▁article ▁paragraph s ▁following ▁the ▁initial ▁paragraph ▁( ). ▁ ▁Key board ▁entry ▁ ▁The ▁sign ▁has ▁the ▁Unicode ▁code ▁point ▁ ▁and ▁many ▁platforms ▁and ▁languages ▁have ▁methods ▁to ▁reproduce ▁it ▁ ▁Some ▁key boards ▁include ▁dedicated ▁ways ▁to ▁access ▁§ : ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁( Mac ): ▁ ▁( key ▁left ▁of ▁ 1 ) ▁ ▁Germany : ▁▁ ▁Italy : ▁▁ ▁Den mark : ▁▁ ▁Cole