# U+0023 NUMBER SIGN - Unicode Explorer

Codepoint	U+0023
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Comments	pound sign (weight) hashtag, hash crosshatch, octothorpe for denoting musical sharp 266F is preferred
Block	C0 Controls and Basic Latin (Basic Latin)
Sub-Block	ASCII punctuation and symbols
Category	Po / Punctuation, other
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Related	℔ U+2114 L B BAR SYMBOL № U+2116 NUMERO SIGN ⌗ U+2317 VIEWDATA SQUARE ♯ U+266F MUSIC SHARP SIGN ⧣ U+29E3 EQUALS SIGN AND SLANTED PARALLEL
How to type "#" in Windows?	hold `alt` type `+` type `23` release `alt`
How to type "#" in Linux?	hold `ctrl`+`shift` type `U` `23` release `ctrl`+`shift`