diff --git a/src/configuration.ts b/src/configuration.ts
index 9c469ae..76d61eb 100644
--- a/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ function getConfiguration(): vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration {
   return vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('copyrighter');
 }
 
-export const configuredLanguages = new Set([
+// comment styles '/* */' or '//'
+export const cstyleLanguages = new Set([
   'c',
   'cpp',
   'csharp',
@@ -43,6 +44,17 @@ export const configuredLanguages = new Set([
   'vue'
 ]);
 
+// comments use '#'
+export const hashtagLanguages = new Set([
+  'python',
+  'shellscript'
+]);
+
+export const configuredLanguages = new Set([
+  ...cstyleLanguages,
+  ...hashtagLanguages
+]);
+
 export function getAuthor(): string {
   return getConfiguration().get('author') || '';
 }
diff --git a/src/copyright/comment.ts b/src/copyright/comment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83cb350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/copyright/comment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright (c) 2019 Ford Motor Company
+ *   All rights reserved.
+
+ *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *   limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export enum CommentStyle {
+  CStyle,
+  Hashtag
+}
diff --git a/src/copyright/copyright.ts b/src/copyright/copyright.ts
index 3a743b5..2a3498b 100644
--- a/src/copyright/copyright.ts
+++ b/src/copyright/copyright.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 'use script';
 
 import * as configuration from '../configuration';
+import * as comment from './comment';
 
 export class Copyright {
   protected author: string;
@@ -30,16 +31,37 @@ export class Copyright {
     this.note = configuration.getNote();
   }
 
-  public header(): string {
-    let template = `/*
- *   Copyright (c) ${this.year} ${this.author}
- *   All rights reserved.\n`;
+  public header(style: comment.CommentStyle): string {
+    let beginningPrefix: String;
+    let midPrefix: String;
+    let endPrefix: String;
+
+    switch (style) {
+      case comment.CommentStyle.CStyle:
+      default:
+        beginningPrefix = '/*';
+        midPrefix = ' *'
+        endPrefix = ' */'
+        break;
+
+      case comment.CommentStyle.Hashtag:
+        beginningPrefix = '#';
+        midPrefix = '#'
+        endPrefix = '#'
+        break;
+    }
+
+    let template = `${beginningPrefix}
+${midPrefix}   Copyright (c) ${this.year} ${this.author}
+${midPrefix}   All rights reserved.\n`;
 
     if (this.note) {
-      template += ` *   ${this.note}\n`;
+      this.note.split('\n').forEach((line: String) => {
+        template += `${midPrefix}   ${line}\n`;
+      });
     }
 
-    template += ` */\n`;
+    template += `${endPrefix}\n`;
 
     return template;
   }
diff --git a/src/copyright/copyrightService.ts b/src/copyright/copyrightService.ts
index 75ddc57..339993c 100644
--- a/src/copyright/copyrightService.ts
+++ b/src/copyright/copyrightService.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import * as configuration from '../configuration';
+import * as comment from './comment';
 
 export function handleCopyrightCheck(editor: vscode.TextEditor | undefined) {
   if (
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ function hasCopyright(document: vscode.TextDocument): Boolean {
 
 function insertCopyright(editor: vscode.TextEditor) {
   const documentStartPosition = new vscode.Position(0, 0);
-  const copyright = configuration.getCopyright().header();
+  const copyright = configuration.getCopyright().header(getCommentStyle(editor.document.languageId));
 
   editor.edit(document => {
     document.insert(documentStartPosition, copyright);
@@ -69,3 +70,15 @@ function isNewDocument(document: vscode.TextDocument): Boolean {
 function isSupportedLanguage(languageId: string): Boolean {
   return configuration.configuredLanguages.has(languageId);
 }
+
+function getCommentStyle(languageId: string): comment.CommentStyle {
+  if (configuration.cstyleLanguages.has(languageId)) {
+    return comment.CommentStyle.CStyle;
+  }
+  if (configuration.hashtagLanguages.has(languageId)) {
+    return comment.CommentStyle.Hashtag;
+  }
+
+  // default to C-style (this shouldn't be reached anyway!)
+  return comment.CommentStyle.CStyle;
+}