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What is the § ± key for on Mac keyboards?

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Mar 15, 202614749 views
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Some Apple keyboards have a key with § and ± symbols on it. Can somebody tell me what these keys are for, and where I should use them? I am aware the symbols have mathematical uses, but I assume they must do something important as well to be on the core keyboard. Or are they just the 'Scroll Lock' …

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The § is the Section Symbol: The section sign (§, Unicode , HTML entity ), also called the "double S", "sectional symbol" or signum sectionis, is a typographical character used mainly to refer to a particular section of a document, such as a legal c…

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