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Don’t use & instead of and in most cases. It is acceptable to use & when referencing UIUIUI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. elements that use &, in places with space constraints, such as tables and UI element labels.
Always spell out number in number sign. Don’t use pound sign or number symbol.
Examples
Warning:Not recommended: #99
Tip:Recommended: number 99
Don’t use the number sign preceding a numeral. Instead, spell out number. It’s acceptable to abbreviate number as no., but consider a global audience; as many languages don’t abbreviate number as no. which may cause confusion.
It’s OK to use the # symbol to indicate a hashtag. Don’t use number sign to refer to the hashtag.