# #️⃣ Keycap: # emoji

#️⃣ Keycap: # is an emoji in the keycaps set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.

- Emoji: #️⃣
- Unicode name: keycap: #
- Code points: U+0023 U+FE0F U+20E3
- Category: Symbols, Keycaps
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :hash:
- Keywords: keycap
- Page: https://emojichart.com/keycap-hash-emoji

## What it means

The number sign, also called the hash or pound sign, on a keycap. People use it for hashtags and to mean number, as in a ranking or item number, and it matches the pound key on a phone keypad.

## What it's made of

#️⃣ is 3 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. Number sign (U+0023)
2. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)
3. Combining enclosing keycap (U+20E3)

## How to type #️⃣

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “keycap: #”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “keycap: #”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “keycap: #”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “keycap: #”.
- GitHub: Type :hash: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | Teclas: # | Teclas |
| Français (fr) | touches : # | touches |
| Deutsch (de) | Taste: # | Taste |
| Italiano (it) | tasto: # | tasto |
| Português (pt) | tecla: # | tecla |
| Nederlands (nl) | toets: # | toets |
| Polski (pl) | klawisz: # | klawisz |
| Türkçe (tr) | tuş: # | tuş |
| Русский (ru) | клавиши: # | клавиши |
| Українська (uk) | клавіша: # | клавіша |
| Ελληνικά (el) | πλήκτρο: # | πλήκτρο |
| العربية (ar) | مفتاح: # | مفتاح |
| עברית (he) | מקש: # | מקש |
| فارسی (fa) | جلد کلید: # | جلد کلید |
| हिन्दी (hi) | कीकैप: # | कीकैप |
| বাংলা (bn) | কিক্যাপ: # | কিক্যাপ |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mũ phím: # | mũ phím |
| ไทย (th) | ปุ่มกดเลข: # | ปุ่มกดเลข |
| 日本語 (ja) | 囲み数字: # | 囲み数字 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 키 캡: # | 키 캡 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 按键: # | 按键 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 按鍵：# | 按鍵 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): knoppiesimbool: #
- Akan (ak): kiikape: #
- Albanian (sq): tast: #
- Amharic (am): የአብይ ሆሄ ቁልፍ ማብሪያ: #
- Armenian (hy): ստեղն․ #
- Assamese (as): কীকেপ: #
- Asturian (ast): tecles: #
- Azerbaijani (az): klaviatura qapağı: #
- Bashkir (ba): клавиша: #
- Basque (eu): Tekla: #
- Belarusian (be): Клавіша: #
- Bosnian (bs): Kapica za tipku: #
- Breton (br): stokell : #
- Bulgarian (bg): Клавиш: #
- Burmese (my): ခလုတ် − #
- Canadian French (fr-CA): dessus de touche : #
- Cantonese (yue): 鍵帽: #
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 键帽: #
- Catalan (ca): tecla: #
- Chakma (ccp): 𑄇𑄨𑄇𑄳𑄠𑄛𑄴: #
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏚᎢᏍᏘᎠᎵᏚᎶ: #
- Chuvash (cv): брелок: #
- Croatian (hr): tipka: #
- Czech (cs): klávesa: #
- Estonian (et): klahv: #
- Faroese (fo): Knappahetta: #
- Finnish (fi): näppäin: #
- Fula (Adlam) (ff-Adlm): 𞤊𞤫𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤭𞤪𞤣𞤫: #
- Galician (gl): tecla: #
- Georgian (ka): კლავიში: #
- Gujarati (gu): કીકેપ: #
- Hausa (ha): maɓalli na musamman: #
- Hungarian (hu): gombfej: #
- Icelandic (is): takki: #
- Interlingua (ia): clave: #
- Irish (ga): caipín eochrach: #
- Kannada (kn): ಕೀಕ್ಯಾಪ್: #
- Kazakh (kk): перне: #
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): پەرنە: #
- Khmer (km): គម្របគ្រាប់ចុច: #
- Konkani (kok): कीकॅप: #
- Kyrgyz (ky): клавиатура калпакчасы: #
- Lao (lo): ແປ້ນແຄັບ: #
- Latvian (lv): taustiņš: #
- Ligurian (lij): tasto: #
- Lithuanian (lt): mygtukas: #
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): tasta: #
- Macedonian (mk): копче: #
- Malay (ms): butang kekunci: #
- Malayalam (ml): കീക്യാപ്പ്: #
- Marathi (mr): कीकॅप: #
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): tecla: #
- Mongolian (mn): түлхүүрийн гэр: #
- Māori (mi): uhi pātuhi: #
- Nepali (ne): किक्याप: #
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Kíkap: #
- Norwegian (no): taster: #
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): tastar: #
- Odia (or): କୀକ୍ୟାପ୍‍: #
- Pashto (ps): کیکیپ: #
- Punjabi (pa): ਕੀਕੈਪ: #
- Romanian (ro): tastă: #
- Romansh (rm): tasta: #
- Santali (sat): ᱠᱤᱠᱮᱯ: #
- Sardinian (sc): tecla: #
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): còmhdachadh iuchrach: #
- Serbian (sr): тастер: #
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): taster: #
- Shan (shn): ၼဵၼ်ၼဵၵ်း: #
- Sindhi (sd): ڪي ڪيپ: #
- Sinhala (si): පියන: #
- Slovak (sk): kláves: #
- Somali (so): daboolka furaha: #
- Spanish (United States) (es-US): tecla: #
- Swahili (sw): kitufe: #
- Tamil (ta): விசை: #
- Telugu (te): కీక్యాప్: #
- Tigrinya (ti): ዝምልከት ቁልፊ፦ #
- Tongan (to): tatā foʻi kī: #
- Turkmen (tk): klawiş gapagy: #
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): tłóčatko: #
- Urdu (ur): کی کیپ: #
- Uzbek (uz): tugma qalpog‘i: #
- Welsh (cy): gorchudd bysell: #
- Yoruba (yo): Keyacap: #
- Zulu (zu): i-keycap: #

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+0023 U+FE0F U+20E3` |
| HTML | `#️⃣` |
| CSS | `\23\FE0F\20E3` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{23}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}` |
| Python | `\u0023\uFE0F\u20E3` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `23 EF B8 8F E2 83 A3` |
| UTF-16 | `0023 FE0F 20E3` |
| URL encoded | `%23%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3` |

## Questions

### What does the #️⃣ keycap: # emoji mean?

The number sign, also called the hash or pound sign, on a keycap. People use it for hashtags and to mean number, as in a ranking or item number, and it matches the pound key on a phone keypad.

### How do I type the #️⃣ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “keycap: #”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :hash:.

### When was the #️⃣ emoji added?

#️⃣ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for #️⃣?

U+0023 U+FE0F U+20E3. In HTML you can write #️⃣, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{23}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/keycap-hash-emoji