Hi Charles,

Those are "end of cell markers" in a table. They fall under the "non-printing characters" so can be hidden fairly easily.

Here is a guide https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5181958/how-to-delete-end-of-cell-marker-in-microsoft-word?forum=msoffice-all&referrer=answers


Best regards, 

Hew McKinney

Whitman College


Jul 24, 2025, 08:35 by [log in to unmask]:

> My esteemed listmates,
>
> Does anyone know what that weird-looking symbol is called at the end
> of this zipcode (attached)?
>
> And.. hw one deletes ti?
>
> I copy/paste a post into Word 365 and 4-6 of these symbols appear..
>
> Some will be deleted with the Delete key others with Backspace but the
> last one won't.
>
> I think it's part of these auto signatures people use which causes
> headaches in Word and Libre Writer.
>
> Googled results have not been helpful since I'm not sure what that
> symbol is called "empty box with antenna'?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Charles.
>
> Charlotte County Public Library
>