A # character included in latex output produces a latex error. The # character is not special in asciidoc but is special in latex. However the # character is passed to the output verbatim.
An asciidoc file with only a # character produces the following latex output
%% Begin Document %%
\begin{document}
\maketitle
#
\end{document}
A # character included in latex output produces a latex error. The # character is not special in asciidoc but is special in latex. However the # character is passed to the output verbatim.
An asciidoc file with only a # character produces the following latex output