The difference between Hashtag and Pound sign

When used as nouns, hashtag means a metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content, whereas pound sign means the symbol £ representing the pound sterling.


Hashtag is also verb with the meaning: to label (a message) with a hashtag.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hashtag and Pound sign

  1. Hashtag as a noun (Internet):

    A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content.

  2. Hashtag as a noun (internet, informal):

    The hash sign itself.

  1. Hashtag as a verb (transitive, Internet):

    To label (a message) with a hashtag.

  1. Pound sign as a noun:

    The symbol £ representing the pound sterling

  2. Pound sign as a noun (US):

    The symbol on a telephone

  3. Pound sign as a noun (US):

    The symbol denoting weight in pounds

    Examples:

    "A bag of peanuts is marked "5<sup>#</sup>"."

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