♯

Sharp Sign

Unicode
U+266F
Category
Musical
HTML Entity
♯
CSS
\266F
The ♯ (Sharp Sign) is a musical symbol indicating that a note should be played one semitone higher in pitch. While frequently confused with the standard number sign or hashtag (#), the true sharp sign features distinctly upright vertical strokes and slightly slanted horizontal lines. Beyond sheet music, it frequently appears in typography, branding, and discussions about music theory.

How to Type

Windows
Alt+9839
macOS
Control+Command+Space then search 'sharp'
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+U then 266F
HTML
♯ or ♯

In Programming

While famously used in the official name of the programming language C♯ (C-Sharp), developers almost universally use the standard number sign (#) in actual code syntax and plain text to avoid typing difficulties.

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Tags

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