A hashtag is also known as a “number” or “pound sign” in the USA If one day you find suddenly that you can no longer type the “at” sign anymore on a UK Mac keyboard after an update to macOS, it may be because the language settings on your Mac have been reset. If this ha...
If you did this on a UK Mac keyboard, however, it would result in a £. 2. UK: Press Option + 3 (Image: © Apple) So for UK Mac keyboard owners, the keypress is slightly different. In this case, the hashtag is a third option. It's not always printed on the keyboard (it...
The ‘hidden’ keys on a U.K. Apple keyboard Foundry 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. But on U.K. keyboards that space is reserved for £, so typing Shift + 3 will give you ...
Learn all the various ways of using and typing the hash sign on your Mac, whether you have a UK or US keyboard layout.
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...