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Pounds (£) and Hashes (#)

Posted on 24/11/2018Updated on 06/06/2025by David LeonardCategories:Technical

Why does my pound sign (£) mysteriously change to a hash (#)? Pounds (£) and hashes (#) didn’t used to cause problems. In the olden days (!), we used to type letters on something called a “typewriter”. The lever you thumped was embossed at the other end with the character that appeared on the paper. …
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