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Kim Edwards
1,398 PointsConfused the video says add the “pound”, but then they add the hash symbol “#” not the pound symbol “£”. Which is it?
Confused the video says add the “pound”, but then they add the hash symbol “#” not the pound symbol “£”. Which is it? Guessing they mistakenly say Pound when they really mean Hash?.....
3 Answers
Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 PointsHi Kim,
Yes, that is confusing! In the US, we sometimes call the "#" symbol a "pound" symbol. You are probably from the UK and I am guessing they don't ever say that there. So if you hear "pound" symbol in one of these American made videos they probably mean "#". Though I think calling it a hash symbol would be a better choice.
Just so you think I am not making this up:
Cheers!
[Mod Edit: Changed comment to answer so that it may be voted on or marked as best. Thanks for your helpful answer!]
Dmitry Polyakov
4,989 PointsHash symbol # is sometimes also called pound key
Kim Edwards
1,398 PointsThanks for your reply and explanation
Chris Wood
196 Pointsthe Hash symbol is called the pound key from the telephone. This term was lost with the use of "hashtag"
Kim Edwards
1,398 PointsThanks Chris, just never heard it called that in the uk.
Kim Edwards
1,398 PointsKim Edwards
1,398 PointsThanks Heidi, Yes I am from the UK so we don’t ever call it a pound ( obviously because of our monetary system using the pound). So makes total sense that this would be a US term. Thank you :)