Minecraft wiki entry for Formatting_codes, associated text: Alternatively in Bedrock Edition, the character can be copied from this page (§) and Ctrl + V (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd + V (macOS) can be pressed to paste the character into a book. Note that pasting does not work on everything (e.g. chat, command blocks, world names), and using the JSON format or another method may be necessary.