tanda pagar

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tanda (“sign, symbol”) +‎ pagar (“fence”), literally “fence symbol”, from Dutch hekje (“hash sign”), diminutive form of hek (“fence, stern”).

Noun

tanda pagar

1. hash sign or number sign (the character #)
2. (computing, Internet) hashtag (metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign, used to label content)

Alternative forms

• tagar

Further reading

• “tanda pagar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.