Marcin Wichary discusses the history of the pilcrow and explains why he wants to use it on his site, medium.com:
So I’ve learned about the pilcrow, but it doesn’t mean I immediately fell in love with it.
Here’s the problem: it’s hard to defend pilcrows for some of the same reasons it’s tough to be a fan of the interrobang; both characters have weirdly hostile names but, more importantly, both are often simply doggone ugly.
Sure, “ampersand” as a word comes across as a rejected electricity unit, but at least some amperands are truly works of art. […] [¶] Pilcrow, on the other hand… First, it’s named like a villain in an Ian Fleming novel. Second, I can’t help but think that even some of the most wonderful pilcrows from the designers at Hoefler & Co. seem like they never quite belong (let alone those in other fonts). […]
And yet, I wanted to see pilcrows on Medium.
An enjoyable read; thanks, Paul!
And for lagniappe, here‘s a delightful video of a little girl with a strong Yorkshire accent — thanks, Trevor!
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