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HTML HTML Basics Going Further with HTML Linking to Sections of a Web Page

Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards
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Posted by Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards
1,398 Points

Confused 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
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Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
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Hi 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:

Wikipedia Page

Cheers!

[Mod Edit: Changed comment to answer so that it may be voted on or marked as best. Thanks for your helpful answer!]

Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards
1,398 Points
Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards
1,398 Points

Thanks 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 :)

Dmitry Polyakov
Dmitry Polyakov
4,989 Points
Dmitry Polyakov
Dmitry Polyakov
4,989 Points

Hash symbol # is sometimes also called pound key

Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards
1,398 Points
Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards
1,398 Points

Thanks for your reply and explanation

Chris Wood
Chris Wood
196 Points
Chris Wood
Chris Wood
196 Points

the Hash symbol is called the pound key from the telephone. This term was lost with the use of "hashtag"

Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards
1,398 Points
Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards
1,398 Points

Thanks Chris, just never heard it called that in the uk.