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- punctuation - Typographical symbol to indicate page - English Language . . .
In addition to the answer offered by Lauren Ipsum, the electronic era of document control has introduced a number of symbols for page through the requirement to mark a page break In particular, form feed is used to denote the end of the current page and the start of a new page The symbol for form feed is represented in a number of ways: FF
- symbols - What is the difference between a ¶ Pilcrow Sign and the . . .
A google search for the section symbol produces mostly legal writings, and I've pored over legal journals and codes of law in school--I think I've seen many instances where one section is one paragraph long Perhaps a similar grounding in legal writing becomes an unconscious Symbol = Para notion
- Usage of p. versus pp. versus pg. to denote page numbers and page . . .
The APA style of referencing, which I have most frequently used, requires that p is used for single page references or citations (Book Title, p 13) while for multiple pages you must cite it as (pp 35-40) So p stands for page, pp stands for pages I have not encountered pg to be used, but I do use it in informal note taking
- expressions - How to use continued at a bottom of a page? - English . . .
TOPIC NAME from page X; There is a formal name for these kinds of instructions They are called a: Jump line a directional line of print (as “continued on page 7, column 2”) at the end of the first part of a divided story or article in a newspaper or periodical or a line (as “continued from page 1”) at the continuation merriam-webster com
- Is there a proper name for the 3 asterisks that are used to suggest . . .
In typography, an asterism, from the Greek astēr ('star'),1 is a rarely used, and "nearly obsolete",2 symbol consisting of three asterisks placed in a triangle (⁂) It is used to, "indicate minor breaks in text An even more ancient name is MUL -- from the cuneiform (oldest writing)
- Is there a standard symbol for denoting a chapter in a citation?
The section symbol § when handwritten is sometimes drawn as an S with a circle around the middle One of my mathematics professors similarly denoted a chapter as a C but with the circle on the middle of the C on the left side I like it and use it myself in notes
- Origin of | (pipe symbol) - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
One use of the pipe symbol in typesetting is for the (usually fifth) footnote at the bottom of a page In this case, it is doubled and called parallels (||) Talking of the asterisk and dagger, typographers Hoefler Frere-Jones say:
- Whats the name of the little number or symbol that refers you to a . . .
Another similar phrase that is used is reference symbol The corresponding phrase for a number would be a reference number: A footnote consists of two linked parts: the footnote reference number that appears in text, and the footnote text that appears at the bottom of the column Create footnotes in InDesign - Adobe Support
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