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

the Nonbreaking space symbol

Space

the Nonbreaking space symbol

Nonbreaking space (Option–Space bar)

the Tab symbol

Tab

the Line break symbol

Line break (Shift-Return)

the Paragraph break symbol

Paragraph break (Return)

the Page break symbol

Page break

the Column break symbol

Column break

the Layout break symbol

Layout break

the Section break symbol

Section break

the Anchor point symbol

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

Blue box around text

The text is bookmarked