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It's simple ASCII, after all. Its proper name is octothorpe - the sharp-like sign on a phone pad. The French call that sign diese, which actually means 'sharp'. The 'hash' word also comes from French - they call the letter H 'hash' - not spelled, of course!
- How do I type a sharp symbol?
- What characters are allowed in a filename?
- What symbol can be used in a Word file name?
How do I type a sharp symbol?
First, you can learn their Unicode values and enter them by typing the code in Word, then pressing Alt-X. The flat, natural, and sharp symbols are 266d, 266e, and 266f, respectively.
What characters are allowed in a filename?
Supported characters for a file name are letters, numbers, spaces, and ( ) _ - , . *Please note file names should be limited to 100 characters. Characters that are NOT supported include, but are not limited to: @ $ % & \ / : * ? " ' < > | ~ ` # ^ + = [ ] ; !
What symbol can be used in a Word file name?
The letter colon ꞉ (U+A789) and the ratio symbol ∶ (U+2236) are permitted in Windows filenames. In the Segoe UI font, used in Windows Explorer, the glyphs for the colon and the letter colon are identical.
