How do i type a pound sign on my macbook air?

how do i type a pound sign on my macbook air?

pricexxx wrote:
No; this gives me #.
But now I find that if I press Shift + 3, I get £.
That means you have the "British" keyboard layout active. If you had a British hardware keyboard, it would be printed on your 3 key, but I guess you must have a US hardware keyboard.

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