diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index ff240ff1..6064e676 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ contain some special data:
 
  * `%` (`percent`): current buffer name
  * `.` (`dot`): current selection contents
- * `#` (`dash`): selection indices (first selection has 1, second has 2, ...)
+ * `#` (`hash`): selection indices (first selection has 1, second has 2, ...)
  * `_` (`underscore`): null register, always empty
 
 Default registers
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ Default registers
 
 Most commands using a register default to a specific one if not specified:
 
- * `"` (`dqoute`): default yank register, used by yanking and pasting commands like `y`, `p` and `R`
+ * `"` (`dquote`): default yank register, used by yanking and pasting commands like `y`, `p` and `R`
  * `/` (`slash`): default search register, used by regex based commands like `s`, `*` or `/`
  * `@` (`arobase`): default macro register, used by `q` and `Q`
  * `^` (`caret`): default mark register, used by `z` and `Z`
diff --git a/doc/manpages/registers.asciidoc b/doc/manpages/registers.asciidoc
index 8fbb9175..8ec294d3 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/registers.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/manpages/registers.asciidoc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ contain some special data
 *.* (dot)::
 	current selection contents
 
-*#* (dash)::
+*#* (hash)::
 	selection indices (first selection has 1, second has 2, ...)
 
 *_* (underscore)::
diff --git a/src/register_manager.cc b/src/register_manager.cc
index a1ebabf2..635d05bc 100644
--- a/src/register_manager.cc
+++ b/src/register_manager.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Register& RegisterManager::operator[](StringView reg) const
         { "arobase", '@' },
         { "percent", '%' },
         { "dot", '.' },
-        { "dash", '#' },
+        { "hash", '#' },
         { "underscore", '_' }
     };
     auto it = reg_names.find(reg);