About formatting symbols

Formatting symbols (called invisibles) like the ones shown below are added every time you tap the Space bar, Tab, or Return, and when you add a column break, page break, or section break. On your iOS device, you can see most invisibles when you select text that includes them. All of the marks are visible in Pages on your Mac when you choose View > Show Invisibles (from the View menu at the top of your screen).

Text showing symbols for a paragraph break and a section break

Invisible Character

Represents

Nonbreaking space symbol

Space

Nonbreaking space symbol

Nonbreaking space (Option–Space bar)

Tab symbol

Tab

Line break symbol

Line break (Shift-Return)

Paragraph break symbol

Paragraph break (Return)

Page break symbol

Page break

Column break symbol

Column break

Layout break symbol

Layout break

Section break symbol

Section break

Anchor point symbol

Anchor point for objects set to “Move with Text” and any text wrap option except “Inline with Text.”