So with Twitter in the news, we wondered about one of its most well-known symbols -- the hashtag. A viewer named Valerie asked: How did the pound sign become a hashtag? Hashtags are used on ...

From the Romans to Twitter, the hash sign – or octothorpe – has had a rich ... The host of names the “#” symbol has had over the centuries only just outnumbers the plethora of functions it has ...

The hash symbol – also known as the pound/number sign, or even the octothorp(e) as Macworld reader Keith points out – was one of the more rarely used special characters until Twitter and ...

What's a "pound sign?" No really. Think about it. If you are in the U.S., you are liable to associate the term "pound sign" with that tic-tac-toe on your phone's dialpad. You know, #. If you are ...

The sterling effort - which came in the shape of a pound sign, formed by 327 people - took place at the NECC’s (North East Chamber of Commerce) Business Week as part of its 200th anniversary ...

Both of the logos ditch UKIP’s well-known pound symbol, and incorporate the party’s new tagline “For the Nation ... But what I find more misleading is that a logo and supporting visual identity should ...