Lmst

#NumberSign

Day 51
#365project

#Hash in #Analog... Long before the tag.

𝙵𝚞𝚗 𝙵𝚊𝚌𝚝
This technical name for this symbol is the #octothorpe. It was designed in the #1960s by engineers at Bell Labs to add a 12th button to the #PushButtonPhone specifically for #aesthetic reasons.

#TheMoreYouKnow 🌠

#hashtag #PoundSign #TouchTone #NumberSign #vintage #retro #telephone #OldTelephone #VintageTech #macro #MacroPhotography #monochrome #bnw #bw #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #photography #texture #TextureTuesday #greyscale #grayscale #FunFact

A grayscale, close-up shot of a vintage telephone keypad, focusing on the hash key (#) in the foreground. To its left, the "0 OPER" button is partially visible, while other keys are blurred in the background. The texture of the buttons and the phone's surface are emphasised.

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The symbol with too many names...

https://youtu.be/dylEa-wpNUA?si=UMKSnR8Ac9zwczUJ

#Hash
#Hashtag
#PoundSign
#Octothorpe
#Sharp
#Number
#NumberSign
#Fence
#PigPen
#TicTacToe
#Square
#Grid
#Hex
#LibraPondo
#Raute
#Gatterzaun
#Gartenzaun
#Doppelkreuz
#Lattenzaun

What do you call the symbol #

#Hashtag #NumberSign #Pound #Octothorpe #Poll #QoTD #QuestionOfTheDay

@mcquiniac
#Octothorpe #Octothorne #NumberSign #TicTacToe #PoundSign #Hatch #Hash

🔗 https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign
#SymbolOfTheDay

# #Hashtag #PoundSign #NumberSign #Octothorp #SharpSign #TicTacToe #Grid

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