In article 
<15d554aa-7f1c-45e5-a26f-017bd6258140@d32g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>,
 Nordlöw <per.nordlow@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have long wondered about the meaning of the hash character # in
> emacs lisp.
> 
> Here is an example taken from hl-line.el
> (add-hook 'change-major-mode-hook #'hl-line-unhighlight nil t)
> 
> What effect does it have?
> 
> /Nordlöw

#' is to 'function' as ' is to 'quote', i.e.

'foo ==> (quote foo)
#'foo ==> (function foo)

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