diff --git a/src/tex_to_markdown.jl b/src/tex_to_markdown.jl
index 0ab6817..5cebbb7 100644
--- a/src/tex_to_markdown.jl
+++ b/src/tex_to_markdown.jl
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ const _COMMANDS_TO_MD = Dict{String,Function}(
     "\\AA" => () -> "\u00C5",  # \AA  Å  latin capital letter A with ring above
     "\\oe" => () -> "\u0153",  # \oe  œ  latin small ligature oe
     "\\AE" => () -> "\u00C6",  # \AE  Æ  latin capital letter AE
+    "\\S" => () -> "\u00A7",   # \S  §  section sign
 )
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_tex_to_markdown.jl b/test/test_tex_to_markdown.jl
index 60bb5f2..80a7bf0 100644
--- a/test/test_tex_to_markdown.jl
+++ b/test/test_tex_to_markdown.jl
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ end
     s = "\\d ox"
     @test _collect_command(s, 1) == (4, "\\d o", "ọ")
 
+    s = "\\S"
+    @test _collect_command(s, 1) == (2, "\\S", "§")
+
     @test_throws BoundsError _collect_command("\\url", 1)
 
     #! format: off