The triple bar, ≡, is a symbol with multiple, context-dependent meanings. It has the appearance of an equals sign ⟨=⟩ sign with a third line. The triple bar character in Unicode is code point U+2261 ≡ IDENTICAL TO (HTML ≡ · &Congruent, ≡ ).

The triple equals sign can represent congruency, but it can also mean “by definition”. On Quora specifically, the symbol is represented using /equiv.

The symbol ≅ is officially defined as U+2245 ≅ APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO. It may refer to: Approximate equality.

The Greek letter Delta, a triangle, is a shorthand symbol for the Defendant. This is the section symbol and is also known as the “double S”. It refers to a section of a document, such as statutes, within case law documents.

Scales of Justice

The section sign, also called a silcrow, is a typographic mark used to reference a particular section of a document. Its shape derives from a double ‘s’, which in Latin stands for signum sectionis (meaning ‘section symbol’).

Use a Keyboard Shortcut Press and hold down the “Alt” key and use your keypad to type the numbers “21” or “0167” (without quotation marks). Release the “Alt” key to insert the symbol.

For the section symbol on a Windows computer, you would press and hold the Alt key. Next, type the numbers, “0167,” and then release the Alt key. This would create the § symbol in your text.

The pilcrow, ¶, also called the paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, or blind P, is a typographical character marking the start of a paragraph.

For keyboard shortcut for text pilcrow symbol and paragraph symbol read info below….Alt Codes.

It’s a paragraph mark. See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm. Usually it appears and disappears (along with the dots in the spaces between words, and arrows for tab characters) when you click the ¶ button on the Home tab.

A first-line indent is the most common way to signal the start of a new paragraph. The other common way is with space between paragraphs. First-line indents and space between paragraphs have the same relationship as belts and suspenders.

If you do not indent the first line, you must skip a line between paragraphs. This is the second way to separate paragraphs. Look at the next paragraph and you will see that there is a space — an empty line — between the two paragraphs. Sentences in a paragraph do not start on new lines.

Every paragraph in the body of an essay consists of three main parts: a topic sentence, some supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence.

There are four essential elements that an effective paragraph should consistently contain: unity, coherence, a topic sentence, and sufficient development.

Combining sentences encourages a writer to take two or more short, choppy sentences and combine them into one effective sentence. By learning this skill, students enhance their writing style.

A good topic sentence is specific enough to give a clear sense of what to expect from the paragraph, but general enough that it doesn’t give everything away. You can think of it like a signpost: it should tell the reader which direction your argument is going in.