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Default HOW to COUNT THE FREQUENCY of specific CHARACTER WITHIN a CELL?

How can a frequency of a specific character be counted with in a cell. Ex -"
#4 Bluebirds, #6 Aquatic" is in cell B2 - how do I count the number of "#"
that appear in cell B2?
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=LEN(B2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(B2,"#",""))

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How can a frequency of a specific character be counted

with in a cell. Ex -"
#4 Bluebirds, #6 Aquatic" is in cell B2 - how do I count

the number of "#"
that appear in cell B2?
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