Reversed Pilcrow Sign

The Reversed Pilcrow Sign at U+204B is a paragraph-marking punctuation character shaped like a pilcrow facing the opposite direction. It sits in the General Punctuation block and represents a typographic variant of the familiar paragraph sign rather than a normal sentence punctuation mark. Its practical use is mostly editorial, scholarly, and decorative. In discussions of manuscript marks, proofreading symbols, or historical typography, it may be shown as ⁋ to distinguish a reversed paragraph mark from the standard pilcrow; in a transcription note, for example, it can indicate that a source uses a reversed paragraph indicator at the start of a section. Modern publishing rarely depends on this character in running text. When it appears today, it is often in Unicode charts, font specimens, typography teaching material, or digital editions that aim to preserve the exact look of older printed or handwritten paragraph signs. Because it resembles the ordinary pilcrow at a glance, readers should not assume the two marks are interchangeable in diplomatic transcription or character documentation.