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Set up the § section sign in Alfred Snippets
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Typing the § section sign with Alfred Snippets on macOS

On macOS, § is normally typed with Option+6 on many keyboard layouts. If that key combo is captured by tmux, your terminal, or another app shortcut, an Alfred Snippet is a reliable workaround.

Setup

  1. Open Alfred Preferences.
  2. Go to Features → Snippets.
  3. Create or choose a snippet collection.
  4. Add a new snippet:
    • Name: Section sign
    • Keyword: :sec or ;s
    • Snippet: §
  5. Enable Automatically expand snippets by keyword if you want expansion while typing.

Usage

Type your keyword, for example:

:sec

Alfred expands it to:

§

Useful for references like:

§12
§§12–14

§ is the section sign, commonly used for sections in legal, technical, or structured documents.

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