diff --git a/format-master.xml b/format-master.xml
index e15604e..4f307ae 100755
--- a/format-master.xml
+++ b/format-master.xml
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@
 		<html><xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes">&amp;#167;</xsl:text></html>
 	</template>
 
+	<template name="sharp-sign" match="sharp|hash">
+		<latex>{\#}</latex>
+		<html><xsl:text>#</xsl:text></html>
+	</template>
+
 	<template name="paragraph-sign" match="paragraph-sign">
 		<latex>{\P}</latex>
 		<html><xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes">&amp;#182;</xsl:text></html>
