How to make Statute or Section symbol in Google Docs and MS Word

You want to make a section symbol in a Google Docs or MS Word document, but you can’t figure out how to do it.

Don’t worry in this article you will learn the best ways to make section symbols in documents.

Statute symbol also called section symbol represents one or more sections of a legal statute.

In MS Word and Google Docs, it is pretty easy to make both singular § and plural §§ section symbols, so let’s take a look at how to do it.

Make Section Symbol in Google Docs and Word

Adding a statute (section) symbol to a document in Google Docs or Word is very similar.

MS Word

STEP 1: Open a document, click on the Insert tab, click the Symbol button and then select More Symbols.

STEP 2: Click on the Special Characters tab and then find the Section symbol on the list.

STEP 3: Click the Insert button.

Google Docs

STEP 1: Open a document in Google Docs, click on the Insert in the upper menu.

STEP 2: From the drop-down, select the option named Special Characters.

STEP 3: In the pop-up window, search for the section symbol.

STEP 4: Find the symbol, and insert it into the text by clicking on it.

How to Make Statute or Section Symbol on the Keyboard

Using a special code is another way to insert a section or statute symbol into your document.

Luckily, these codes work on both, Google Docs and MS Word.

You can insert the statute symbol by toggling the NumLock key ON, and holding the Alt key, and then typing 0167 on the numeric keypad. Then release the Alt key.

Or you can use the combination of Alt key and 21 on the numeric keypad.