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{{Infobox symbol
|mark = {{not a typo|℠}}
|unicode = {{unichar|2120|Service mark|html=}}
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The '''[[service mark]] symbol''', '''{{char|℠}}''' (the letters {{angbr|SM}} in [[small caps|small capitals]] and [[subscript and superscript|superscript]] style), is a [[symbol]] used in the [[United States]] and some other jurisdictions to provide notice that the preceding mark is a [[service mark]]. This symbol may be used for service marks not yet registered with the relevant national authority. Upon successful registration, registered services are marked with the same symbol as is used for registered trademarks, the [[registered trademark symbol]] {{char|®}}. The proper manner to display the symbol is immediately following the service name, in superscript style.
 
==Computer systems==
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The character has a [[Unicode]] [[code point]] at U+2120, in the [[Letterlike symbols]] block.
 
The service mark symbol is mapped in [[Unicode]] as {{unichar|2120|Service mark}}, in the [[Letterlike symbols]] block.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2100.pdf
Unlike the similar [[trademark symbol]], there is no simple way to type the service mark symbol on [[Microsoft Windows]] or Apple [[MacOS]] systems. However the symbol may be selected from the [[Character Map (Windows)|Character Map]] or the ''Character Palette'', respectively. On [[Linux]] and similar systems with a [[Compose key]], it can be inserted using {{key press|Compose}}{{nbsp}}{{key press|s}}{{nbsp}}{{key press|m}}.▼
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▲Unlike the similar [[trademark symbol]], there is no simple way to type the service mark symbol on [[Microsoft Windows]] or Apple [[MacOS]] systems. However the symbol may be selected from the [[Character Map (Windows)|Windows Character Map]] or the MacOS ''Character Palette'', respectively. On [[Linux]] and similar systems with a [[Compose key]], it can be inserted using {{key press|Compose}}{{nbsp}}{{key press|s}}{{nbsp}}{{key press|m}}.
 
==Related symbols==
* [[Registered trademark symbol]] is also used for registered service marks
* [[Trademark symbol]], featuring the letters ''TM'' instead of ''SM''.{{char|™}}
 
==See also==
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[[Category:United States trademark law]]
[[Category:Services marketing]]
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