hashmark

Grid line marker

A hashmark is the symbol #, also called a pound sign, number sign, or hashtag.

In American football, hashmarks are the short lines marking yard intervals on the field.

Military hashmarks are diagonal stripes on a uniform sleeve indicating years of service: He had three hashmarks on his arm.

symbol

octothorpe

Name for #

  • poundWeight, strike, or kennel
  • gridFramework of intersecting lines
  • crosshatchIntersecting line pattern

tic-tac-toe · glyph · keyboard · typography · ASCII · character · typeset · font · print · code

sports

gridiron

Barred frame for broiling

scrimmage · downs · penalty · sideline · formation · touchdown · offense · defense · snap · kickoff

socialmedia

trending

Currently gaining widespread attention

  • viralSpreading quickly online
  • tagIdentifier or classifier
  • metadataDescriptive information about content

categorize · keyword · followers · influencer · engagement · algorithm · feed · content · post · share

music

sharp

Fine-edged, or astute

pitch · raise · chromatic · staff · key · note · scale · transpose · clef · natural

Family

hashmarks

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G