--- awesomerc.lua.in.orig	2015-09-19 23:45:57.000000000 -0700
+++ awesomerc.lua.in	2015-09-19 23:46:17.000000000 -0700
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 for i = 1, 9 do
     globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(globalkeys,
         -- View tag only.
-        awful.key({ modkey }, "#" .. i + 9,
+        awful.key({ modkey }, "" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                         local screen = mouse.screen
                         local tag = awful.tag.gettags(screen)[i]
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
                         end
                   end),
         -- Toggle tag.
-        awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "#" .. i + 9,
+        awful.key({ modkey, "Control" }, "" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                       local screen = mouse.screen
                       local tag = awful.tag.gettags(screen)[i]
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
                       end
                   end),
         -- Move client to tag.
-        awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "#" .. i + 9,
+        awful.key({ modkey, "Shift" }, "" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                       if client.focus then
                           local tag = awful.tag.gettags(client.focus.screen)[i]
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
                      end
                   end),
         -- Toggle tag.
-        awful.key({ modkey, "Control", "Shift" }, "#" .. i + 9,
+        awful.key({ modkey, "Control", "Shift" }, "" .. i + 9,
                   function ()
                       if client.focus then
                           local tag = awful.tag.gettags(client.focus.screen)[i]