English Symbols And Signs

Symbol: *

Name: asterisk

Use: to point to another part of the page which gives more information

Example: The study showed that learning a language can make you smarter.*

Symbol: #

Name: hash / number sign

Use: to represent the meaning of ‘number’

Example: My # is 555 555.

Symbol: =

Name: equals

Use: to show the answer of a mathematics statement

Example: Two cauliflowers and 3 carrots = 5 vegetables.