diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rowkeys_pcqwerty1.xml b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rowkeys_pcqwerty1.xml
index d486b9d..b11bbba 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rowkeys_pcqwerty1.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rowkeys_pcqwerty1.xml
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
                 latin:keyStyle="hasShiftedLetterHintStyle" />
             <Key
                 latin:keyLabel="3"
-                latin:keyHintLabel="#"
-                latin:additionalMoreKeys="#"
+                latin:keyHintLabel="\#"
+                latin:additionalMoreKeys="\#"
                 latin:moreKeys="!text/more_keys_for_symbols_3"
                 latin:keyStyle="hasShiftedLetterHintStyle" />
             <Key
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rowkeys_symbols2.xml b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rowkeys_symbols2.xml
index d7067e0..7d7dcfe 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rowkeys_symbols2.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rowkeys_symbols2.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         </case>
         <default>
             <Key
-                latin:keyLabel="#" />
+                latin:keyLabel="\#" />
         </default>
     </switch>
     <Key
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
             <!-- U+066B: "٫" ARABIC DECIMAL SEPARATOR -->
             <Key
                 latin:keyLabel="&#x066B;"
-                latin:keyHintLabel="#"
+                latin:keyHintLabel="\#"
                 latin:keyLabelFlags="hasPopupHint|hasShiftedLetterHint"
-                latin:moreKeys="#" />
+                latin:moreKeys="\#" />
         </case>
         <default>
             <Key
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_number_normal.xml b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_number_normal.xml
index f692394..37bf2e8 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_number_normal.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_number_normal.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             latin:keyLabel="0"
             latin:keyStyle="numKeyStyle" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="#"
+            latin:keyLabel="\#"
             latin:keyStyle="numKeyStyle" />
         <!-- Note: This Spacer prevents the above key from being marked as a right edge key. -->
         <Spacer
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_phone.xml b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_phone.xml
index dcc4fde..c4799bb 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_phone.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_phone.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="num0KeyStyle" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="#"
+            latin:keyLabel="\#"
             latin:keyStyle="numKeyStyle" />
     </Row>
 </merge>