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The service mark symbol, designated by ℠ (the letters SM written in superscript style), is a symbol commonly used in the United States to provide notice that the preceding mark is a service mark. This symbol has no legal force, and is typically used for service marks not yet registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; registered service marks are instead marked with the same symbol used for registered trademarks, the registered trademark symbol ®. The proper manner to display the symbol is immediately following the mark in superscript style.

The character is mapped in Unicode under position U+2120^[1] or ℠ in HTML^[2]. Unlike the similar trademark symbol, there is no simple built-in way to type the service mark symbol on Microsoft Windows or Macintosh systems.

Related symbols

The registered trademark symbol ®, used for registered service marks.
The similar trademark symbol ^TM, featuring the letters TM instead of SM.

References

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[1] ttp://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2100.pdf

[2] ttp://www.mistywindow.com/reference/html-characters.htm

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-The '''[[service mark]] symbol''', designated by '''<sup>SM</sup>''' (the letters ''SM'' written in [[superscript]] style), is a [[symbol]] commonly used in the [[United States]] to provide notice that the preceding mark is a [[service mark]]. This symbol has no legal force, and is typically used for service marks not yet registered with the [[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]]; registered service marks are instead marked with the same symbol used for registered trademarks, the [[registered trademark symbol]] ®. The proper manner to display the symbol is immediately following the mark in superscript style.
+The '''[[service mark]] symbol''', designated by ℠ (the letters ''SM'' written in [[superscript]] style), is a [[symbol]] commonly used in the [[United States]] to provide notice that the preceding mark is a [[service mark]]. This symbol has no legal force, and is typically used for service marks not yet registered with the [[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]]; registered service marks are instead marked with the same symbol used for registered trademarks, the [[registered trademark symbol]] ®. The proper manner to display the symbol is immediately following the mark in superscript style.
 The character is mapped in [[Unicode]] under position U+2120<ref>http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2100.pdf</ref> or &amp;#8480; in HTML<ref>http://www.mistywindow.com/reference/html-characters.htm</ref>. Unlike the similar [[trademark symbol]], there is no simple built-in way to type the service mark symbol on [[Microsoft Windows]] or [[Macintosh]] systems.