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Other Punctuation
U+0023
Unicode 16.0
NUMBER SIGN
Official Unicode character in the Basic Latin block. Use the copy buttons or follow the platform-specific instructions below to type this character.
How to Type the NUMBER SIGN (#)
Windows Instructions
Hold Alt + type 35 on NumPad
Num Lock must be turned on. Numbers must be typed on the physical numeric keypad on the right.
macOS (Apple) Instructions
Press Shift + 3
Standard macOS mnemonic Option key shortcut compatible with US and International Mac keyboards.
Technical Specifications & Encoding Details
| Unicode Codepoint | U+0023 |
| Decimal Value | 35 |
| Hexadecimal Value | 0x0023 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0x23 |
| HTML Named Entity | # |
| HTML Decimal Entity | # |
| HTML Hex Entity | # |
| General Category | Other Punctuation (Po) |
| Unicode Block | Basic Latin |
| Script | Common |