diff --git a/docs/supported.md b/docs/supported.md
index f119fe94..1e5ebf13 100644
--- a/docs/supported.md
+++ b/docs/supported.md
@@ -662,8 +662,8 @@ In cases where KaTeX fonts do not have a bold glyph, `\pmb` can simulate one. Fo
 |$\text{\textbraceleft}$ `\text{\textbraceleft}`|$\Diamond$ `\Diamond`|$\text{\textdegree}$ `\text{\textdegree}`
 |$\text{\textbraceright}$ `\text{\textbraceright}`|$\lozenge$ `\lozenge`|$\mho$ `\mho`
 |$\text{\textbackslash}$ `\text{\textbackslash}`|$\blacklozenge$ `\blacklozenge`|$\diagdown$ `\diagdown`
-|$\text{\P}$ `\text{\P}`|$\star$ `\star`|$\diagup$ `\diagup`
-|$\text{\S}$ `\text{\S}`|$\bigstar$ `\bigstar`|$\flat$ `\flat`
+|$\text{\P}$ `\text{\P}` or `\P`|$\star$ `\star`|$\diagup$ `\diagup`
+|$\text{\S}$ `\text{\S}` or `\S`|$\bigstar$ `\bigstar`|$\flat$ `\flat`
 |$\text{\sect}$ `\text{\sect}`|$\clubsuit$ `\clubsuit`|$\natural$ `\natural`
 |$\copyright$ `\copyright`|$\clubs$ `\clubs`|$\sharp$ `\sharp`
 |$\circledR$ `\circledR`|$\diamondsuit$ `\diamondsuit`|$\heartsuit$ `\heartsuit`
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ In cases where KaTeX fonts do not have a bold glyph, `\pmb` can simulate one. Fo
 |$\circledS$ `\circledS`|$\spadesuit$ `\spadesuit`|$\spades$ `\spades`
 |$\text{\textcircled a}$ `\text{\textcircled a}`|$\maltese$ `\maltese`|$\minuso$ `\minuso`|
 
-Direct Input: $£ ¥ ∇ ∞ · ∠ ∡ ∢ ♠ ♡ ♢ ♣ ♭ ♮ ♯ ✓ …  ⋮  ⋯  ⋱  !$ ‼ ⦵
+Direct Input: § ¶ $ £ ¥ ∇ ∞ · ∠ ∡ ∢ ♠ ♡ ♢ ♣ ♭ ♮ ♯ ✓ …  ⋮  ⋯  ⋱  !$ ‼ ⦵
 
 ## Units
 
diff --git a/src/symbols.js b/src/symbols.js
index ee71a65e..6d2df4cb 100644
--- a/src/symbols.js
+++ b/src/symbols.js
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ defineSymbol(math, main, textord, "\u211c", "\\Re", true);
 defineSymbol(math, main, textord, "\u2661", "\\heartsuit", true);
 defineSymbol(math, main, textord, "\u2111", "\\Im", true);
 defineSymbol(math, main, textord, "\u2660", "\\spadesuit", true);
-defineSymbol(text, main, textord, "\u00a7", "\\S", true);
-defineSymbol(text, main, textord, "\u00b6", "\\P", true);
+defineSymbol(math, main, textord, "\u00a7", "\\S", true);
+defineSymbol(text, main, textord, "\u00a7", "\\S");
+defineSymbol(math, main, textord, "\u00b6", "\\P", true);
+defineSymbol(text, main, textord, "\u00b6", "\\P");
 
 // Math and Text
 defineSymbol(math, main, textord, "\u2020", "\\dag");
diff --git a/test/katex-spec.js b/test/katex-spec.js
index 50ea7707..421e977f 100644
--- a/test/katex-spec.js
+++ b/test/katex-spec.js
@@ -3745,6 +3745,10 @@ describe("Unicode", function() {
         expect("±×÷∓∔∧∨∩∪≀⊎⊓⊔⊕⊖⊗⊘⊙⊚⊛⊝◯⊞⊟⊠⊡⊺⊻⊼⋇⋉⋊⋋⋌⋎⋏⋒⋓⩞\u22C5").toBuild(strictSettings);
     });
 
+    it("should build common ords", function() {
+        expect("§¶£¥∇∞⋅∠∡∢♠♡♢♣♭♮♯✓…⋮⋯⋱! ‼ ⦵").toBuild(strictSettings);
+    });
+
     it("should build delimiters", function() {
         expect("\\left\u230A\\frac{a}{b}\\right\u230B").toBuild();
         expect("\\left\u2308\\frac{a}{b}\\right\u2308").toBuild();