Music Sharp Sign Symbol

A symbol from the Music Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: ♯
Unicode: U+266F
HTML entity: ♯
Category: Music Symbols

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About the music sharp sign symbol

In musical notation, the sharp sign is placed before a note to indicate that it should be played one semitone higher than written. It appears in printed sheet music, digital score editors, and music theory textbooks to alter the pitch of a note within a measure or key signature. As a mathematical symbol in Unicode, it also functions as the number sign in contexts like set theory or as a generic notation for sharpness in other fields.

How to type Music Sharp Sign

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

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In Word / Outlook: type 266F then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 266F.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.