S
Denotes a section marker or reference, commonly used in legal documents and formal writing to indicate distinct document sections.
Overview
Serves as a standardized symbol for marking and referencing sections in professional and academic documents, particularly prevalent in legal texts, academic papers, and technical documentation.
- Essential for creating structured cross-references in lengthy documents
- Often used in combination with numbers (e.g., §1, §2.3)
- Appears frequently in legal citations, contracts, and scholarly works
- Provides a more formal alternative to simply writing "Section"
Examples
Referencing a section in a legal document.
According to \text{\S}3.1 of the contract...Multiple section references in a citation.
See \text{\S\S}12-15 for detailed procedures.Legal code citation with subsections.
\text{\S}501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code