Hashtag

# is the Unicode character “NUMBER SIGN” (U+0023). It is also known as hashtag. It belongs to the Basic Latin block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

# codes

UnicodeCode point U+0023
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page #
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code #
CSSFor the CSS content property \0023
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u0023
PythonEscape in Python strings \u0023
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %23
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 23
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 0023

How to type #

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “hashtag”.

In Microsoft Word, type 0023 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “hashtag”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+0023. Every format is on the hashtag page.

About #

Unicode name
NUMBER SIGN
Code point
U+0023 (35)
Block
Basic Latin
Category
Other Punctuation
Unicode version
1.1