Why am I getting pound sign when I click on the hash key?

[Obeya]

Why is the hash key giving me the pound sign?

Warm regards

Andy

[WyreNut]

Hello, and Welcome to the HP Support Community!

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@Obeya wrote:

Why is the hash key giving me the pound sign?

Warm regards

Andy

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I'm a little confused by your question.  "hash key"?

Do you mean as in "hashtag"?   It is a "pound symbol" (or number sign, or even "octothorpe").  They are all the same thing.

#wikipediaLink

Unless you reside in the UK where the "pound sign" is their sign for currency:      £

Perhaps your keyboard is set to a different region?  Check it by going to the Control Panel/Region & Language.

WyreNut

[Obeya]

The hash tag I meant. Each time I press the button it gives me a pound sterling sign.

[ichi730]

Hi,

Your computer is likely setup for multiple keyboard layouts and a hotkey  has been inadvertently pressed to switch between layouts.

To fix this concern:

Open the Control Panel

go to the Region and Language applet

From the Keyboards and Languages tab click Change keyboards

If you only want the US keyboard layout, select then Delete all others listed in the General tab

If you have the need for multiple keyboard layouts, ensure that US is set at the top of the list and move to the Advanced Key Settings tab

Modify or delete the hotkeys for switching between keyboard layouts by selecting an option and clicking Change Key Sequence.

If you have decided to retain multiple keyboard layouts, make sure that the Language Bar is readily available from the Language Bar tab. Docked in Taskbar is a good setting here. If this is set, the keyboard icon will be present to the left of the Notification Area (e.g. System Tray) when the Language Bar is Docked in taskbar. This allows you to quickly switch between keyboard layouts.

Hope it helps.