The most pointless key of the keyboard?

[oceanicitl]

I've never even touched the f keys over the number keys or that one with the squggles next to 1 ....§ ± this one! what does § mean?

Who knows? Answers on a postcard please lol

 

[Lt Major Burns]

it's a Simolean, the Sim's Currency.

 

[Ferdinand]

§ is a term used by lawyers etc. but not sure myself about what exactly it means.

 

[guapagirl]

§ is a term used by lawyers etc. but not sure myself about what exactly it means.

...maybe the amount they will actually charge you as opposed to how much they say they will

 

[reed]

Doing good folks. The delete key IS indeed a classic. And boy! have used it!

 

[lurk]

I might be wrong but I thought § meant section or subsection.

 

[Mikuro]

I might be wrong but I thought § meant section or subsection.

Yup. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/§

What countries'/languages' keyboards have this key? I've never seen it here in America. I need to hit option-6 to get the symbol.

 

[Ferdinand]

On Ausrian keyboards its printed above the 3, so shift - 3 is §.
Option - 6 is ] so then option - 5 is [.

 

[reed]

France: § (with 6 key)

 

[andyhargreaves]

In the UK, § is to the left of number 1, with ± above it. Option-6 also works.

Also, someone asked about the ⇞⇟ arrow keys with double lines on them. They do page-up and page-down for me, and I use them quite a lot so hands off !!

Andy