If you’re using a Mac with a U.S. keyboard layout, things are easier. To type a hashtag sign, hitShift + 3. Because U.S. readers have less need for the pound sign, the hash sign gets higher billing: it’s the secondary option for the 3 key. (On U.K. keyboards, as we’ve...
Shift 3 on your keyboard will either be a pound sign (�) or a hashtag (#). It all depends on which keyboard template you're using. In the past, printers linked to home computers would often erroneously print # instead of � (or vice versa). This is the root of why the hash...
How to type other special characters on Mac You can imagine that the pound sign (#) is only one of hundreds of special characters that go beyond your keyboard and are available on your Mac. So how do you type more complex characters like Æ, @, or ©, or even something like ¯...
Whenever I call my pharmacy to request a refill on a prescription, I am greeted with a recording that requires me to press a series of buttons. Once my order is complete, the recorded voice instructs me to press “pound,” or the hash key. ...