No pound key


  1. Posts : 17
    7 home premium x64
       #1

    No pound key


    This is probabley going to be a noob question but my keyboard as no pound sign. How do i isert a pound sign into a text document without a key, ive got dollars and euro,s but no quid:)
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  2. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #2

    Unicode Character 'POUND SIGN' (U+00A3)
    Hold ALT on the num pad press 0163 or 156
    £ £
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  3. Posts : 2,606
    Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
       #3

    Program files\accessories\system tools\character map\

    Character Map - Vista Forums

    You'll see the GBP (£) symbol.

    Or, by code: hold down the alt key, and type 0163. At least that works for the US English version.
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  4. Posts : 428
    Windows Seven x64
       #4

    You also could try the on screen keyboard...
    Just click the start button and type keyboard and it is under programs.
    No pound key-keyboard.png

    Hope this Helps..and Happy Holidays.
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  5. Posts : 17
    7 home premium x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thanks for quick replies, i should of mentioned i have a us keyboard but no worries i googled it and mine works when i hold down shift key and press 3 happy days
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  6. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #6

    So you mean this 'pound' sign: #
    Also called a hash
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  7. Posts : 748
    Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit.
       #7

    It might vary from keyboard to keyboard. I use a Scandinavian board and for me it is
    Alt Gr and 3 (Right side ALT, if it is labelled differently for others)
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  8. Posts : 17
    7 home premium x64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    No i mean this (£) pound sign but your quite correct it should give me hash but it gives me this (£) weird, not bothered though ive done what i wanted :)
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  9. Posts : 9,582
    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
       #9

    This is down to your keyboard layout. All keyboards work in the same way. A key press is mapped to a location in a table. It is this table that you are changing when you select a different keyboard layout. For example, with Shift 2, US English maps to @ whereas UK English selects ". In some ways this is trivial, but I would advise you to ensure that your keyboard layout matches your physical keyboard.

    Keyboard Input Language - Vista Forums
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  10. Posts : 6,618
    W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
       #10

    logicearth said:
    So you mean this 'pound' sign: #
    Also called a hash
    That's the one that first came to mind for me. I guess I'm just not global enough.
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