Is there a contraction or abbreviation for the word "paragraph"? I know the symbol, but is there a spelled-out contraction?
Thank you for your help.

I am not sure what you mean by symbol. The contraction for paragraph is:

para. (note the full stop)

The contraction for paragraphs is:

paras (note, no full stop)

This is explained here.

Rgds

Craig

Ooops, broken link - soz.

Here is the link.