More commonly called the paragraph symbol, the pilcrow is a typographical character that used to mark the start of a new paragraph. But it not just a quirk of modern software; this little symbol has a fascinating history. In fact, its origins stretch all the way back to the Middle Ages. Before the printing press was invented, monks transcribing manuscripts by hand needed a way to separate ideas they didnt yet make use of line breaks. Later, they started using the letter C to stand for...
