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