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Sharp (music)
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Music/hDVP0xsQ">music</a>, sharp – eqv. <i>dièse</i> or <i>diesis</i> (from <a href="/facts/Greek_language/pzDd6eIz">Greek</a> δίεσις) – means higher in <a href="/facts/Pitch_(music)/fQAK0JsC">pitch</a>. The sharp symbol, ♯, indicates that the <a href="/facts/Note_(music)/spIQyV4T">note</a> to which the symbol is applied is played one <a href="/facts/Semitone/lVBsLYSA">semitone</a> higher. The opposite of sharp is <a href="/facts/Flat_(music)/gS2acguR">flat</a>, indicating a lowering of pitch. The ♯ symbol derives from a square form of the letter <i>b</i> (see <a href="/facts/Accidental_(music)/prhokUk8">History of notation of accidentals</a> for more information). </p>