Is Octothorpe a Punctuation Mark?

Punctuation series: The octothorpe
Also known as the pound sign, hash, hatch, number sign, and tic tac toe.

What is the symbol for Octothorpe?

The official name of the number sign, the one located at the bottom right hand corner of phone keypads and used to label hashtags on social media, is octothorpe. Also called a hash or a pound sign, the symbol has roots in 14th century Latin.

How do you use Octothorpe in a sentence?

octothorpe in a sentence
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