"What is the proper term for the # symbol, often referred to as a ""number sign"", ""hash"" or ""pound sign""?"
Number sign languages are also assigned: On the standard US keyboard layout, the # symbol is . On standard UK and some other European keyboards, the same keystrokes produce the pound currency symbol (£), and # is moved to a separate key above the right shift. On UK Mac keyboards, # is generated by , whereas on some other European Mac keyboards, the # can be found above the right shift key. Number sign The symbol # is most commonly known as the number sign, hash, or pound sign. The symbol has historically been used for a wide range of purposes, including
Number sign called the "pound sign"; that term is understood to mean the currency symbol "£" for pound sterling or (formerly) Irish pound, although if one is speaking about telephones the term would be understood to mean # and not £. The use of "#" as an abbreviation for "number" is often understood in Britain and Ireland, especially where there has been business or educational contact with American usage, but use in print is rare and British typewriters had "£" in place of the American "#". Where Americans might write "Symphony #5", the British and Irish are more likely to write "Symphony