Apr 5, 2014 · The musical sharp (♯) is technically a different character from the octothorpe (#), though they are superficially similar. The Wikipedia article describes the origin of the …

Aug 12, 2014 · 11 # is an octothorpe * is a hexathorpe + a quadrathorpe - a duothorpe but What is a thorpe??? This question came from an argument in comments on stackoverflow that started …

Feb 22, 2019 · For octothorpe, 1971. That said, I was born in 1958. I remember it as "octothorpe," and what a rotary telephone looked like before any # in the rotary dial. When "Ma Bell," or Bell …

A theory claims that back in early 1900, the Teletype Corporation was the first to use # to mean "number". That Wikipedia article about the symbol uses the word hash 15 times, whereas it …

Mar 24, 2018 · The '#' symbol has many names, but hash is the one that confuses me. I know the etymology of the word 'hash', but how did it become associated with that character?

Mar 19, 2016 · The octothrope character (#) is called "hash" by those that don't know any better. "Tag" is a general term for something that labels or identifies something else to which it's …

Mar 28, 2012 · According to @Mahnax's answer to this question, the Chicago Manual of Style Online states that the correct sequence of footnote symbols is as follows: * (asterisk; but do …

Mar 18, 2016 · Symbols generally seem to have their own names. For example, # is referred to as an 'octothorpe'. It seems reasonable that roman numerals, like I, V and X should have their …

Is there an alternative name for the question mark? For example, the exclamation point is often called a bang, the number symbol is an octothorpe and is often referred to as a pound sign, …

Jul 14, 2014 · The symbol # is a good example of the former: it is varyingly called a number sign, a pound sign, and a hash (all of which begin with a consonant, indicating a #), but also an …