The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Us Brits keep on posting that we got such and such for £2.99 or whatever and I just wondered how it comes out in other parts of the world... I have a sneaking suspicion that it comes out as a hash - # - but if so, what does a hash on my keyboard look like elsewhere? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Looks like a pound sign, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Works fine for me , I see well £2.99 + £4.99 for shipment. It depends if the currency/symbol is supported by the browser. I wonder what ស្នើសុំ means in khmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Yep, pound sign here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkertown Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I can see 'em... I just can't type 'em... I hafta look up the friggin' character map code...Geez... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkertown Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 That's why I always type Bjorks name without the accent mark, whatever that one is called. And if someone scolds me for it, I'm just gonna totally go off on 'em...! heh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I can see 'em... I just can't type 'em... I hafta look up the friggin' character map code...Geez... ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I can see 'em... I just can't type 'em... I hafta look up the friggin' character map code...Geez... Copy, paste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 That's why I always type Bjorks name without the accent mark, whatever that one is called. Exactly. If I have to be accurate, I'll never mention Brotzmann again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I can see 'em... I just can't type 'em... I hafta look up the friggin' character map code...Geez... Yes - on my keyboard £ is shift 3, where you keep # - which is why I thought it might come out on US browsers as #. Well, I was also told this in the early days of the internet. Thanks folks. Mg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Here are some of the results on my Mac keyboard. The only characters that I sometimes have a need for but cannot find are: ð and þ--both appear in my father's first name--so I go to any Icelandic site and copy. Option (alt) 1 = ¡ Option (alt) 2 = ™ Option (alt) 3 = £ Option (alt) 4 = ¢ Option (alt) 5 = ∞ Option (alt) 6 = § Option (alt) 7 = ¶ Option (alt) 8 = • Option (alt) 9 = ª Option (alt) 0 = º Option (alt) y = ¥ Option (alt) q = œ Option (alt) w = ∑ Option (alt) e = ´ (followed by character = é, ú,ó, í, etc.) Option (alt) r = ® Option (alt) t = † Option (alt) i = ˆ Option (alt) o = ø Option (alt) p = π Option (alt) [ = “ Option (alt) ] = ‘ Option (alt) a = å Option (alt) s = ß Option (alt) d = ∂ Option (alt) f = ƒ Option (alt) g = © Option (alt) h = ˙ Option (alt) j = ∆ Option (alt) k = ˚ Option (alt) l = ¬ Option (alt) ; = … Option (alt) ' = æ Option (alt) z = Ω Option (alt) x = ≈ Option (alt) c = ç Option (alt) v = √ Option (alt) b = ∫ Option (alt) n = ˜ (or, if followed by character, ñ õ) Option (alt) m = µ Option (alt) , = ≤ Option (alt) . = ≥ Option (alt) / = ÷ Option/Shift 1 = ⁄ Option/Shift 2 = € Option/Shift 3 = ‹ Option/Shift 4 = › Option/Shift 5 = fi Option/Shift 6 = fl Option/Shift 7 = ‡ Option/Shift 8 = ° Option/Shift 9 = · Option/Shift 0 = ‚ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 I can see 'em... I just can't type 'em... I hafta look up the friggin' character map code...Geez... Same here---can see it, but not on my keyboard. BTW, I always thought the pound sign was a cooler looking monetary symbol than our $. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 I've never seen a £ sign making problem. It's usually the € sign that displays wrongly on some message boards, when I type it with the Opera browser. No problem here, but on sa-cd.net, when I type € on my keyboard, it will display as something like "&3489" after my message is posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 I've never seen a £ sign making problem. It's usually the € sign that displays wrongly on some message boards, when I type it with the Opera browser. No problem here, but on sa-cd.net, when I type € on my keyboard, it will display as something like "&3489" after my message is posted. Ah, there's a reason for that - it's the year when Britain joins the Euro MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeline Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 I use Firefox and Opera and have never had a problem seeing the "pound" sign as it's supposed to be displayed, although both browsers (like Safari) allow you to change character encoding options. As far as keyboard layout, Windows users can switch to a lot of different settings, including English-UK. The problem is remembering where the "special" characters are located! (BTW, I use the US - International setting, which is nice if you want to be able to type things like this without having to go to the Character Map - ¿ ç ü ... and so on.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 I've never seen a £ sign making problem. It's usually the € sign that displays wrongly on some message boards, when I type it with the Opera browser. No problem here, but on sa-cd.net, when I type € on my keyboard, it will display as something like "&3489" after my message is posted. Ah, there's a reason for that - it's the year when Britain joins the Euro MG I believe it; they can't hold out forever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I use Firefox and Opera and have never had a problem seeing the "pound" sign as it's supposed to be displayed, although both browsers (like Safari) allow you to change character encoding options. As far as keyboard layout, Windows users can switch to a lot of different settings, including English-UK. The problem is remembering where the "special" characters are located! (BTW, I use the US - International setting, which is nice if you want to be able to type things like this without having to go to the Character Map - ¿ ç ü ... and so on.) Cool. But what of Marain symbols? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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