Sharp Symbol (♯)

Sharp Symbol covers the music character ♯, encoded as U+266F (MUSIC SHARP SIGN). ♯ is U+266F MUSIC SHARP SIGN. In common Western staff notation it raises a written pitch by one semitone, subject to the key and notation context. The retained notation samples are C♯, F♯ major, G♯4, and Accidental: ♯. They keep the sign inside a musical rather than typographic context. The key distinction is contextual. Labels and surrounding notation decide how readers should interpret the form. During QA, look specifically for using # instead of ♯ in formal music notation, assuming a sharp always names a black piano key, and ignoring the key signature or previous accidentals. For Sharp Symbol, confirm that the pasted text still contains ♯ and has not been replaced by a visually similar form. For consistent output, apply the following practices: use ♯ immediately after a note name in plain text, use music-notation software for staff placement, distinguish ♯ from double sharp 𝄪 and number sign #, and use the exact encoded form U+266F for sharp symbol content. The encoding references are ♯ in decimal HTML, ♯ in hexadecimal HTML, and 266F for CSS. Verify the complete sequence after copy and paste. A useful scope question is “Is ♯ the same as #?” The reviewed answer is: No. ♯ is MUSIC SHARP SIGN; # is NUMBER SIGN. For manual entry, the retained Windows method is: in Microsoft Word, type 266F and press Alt+X. For the sharp symbol entry, in other Windows apps, use Character Map or copy ♯ from this page. The macOS method is: open Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space and search for “music sharp sign.”. Final QA should verify U+266F, the complete character sequence, and the context in which ♯ appears. Keep Sharp Symbol as selectable text rather than an image whenever the actual character ♯ is the information being published.