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1. thrist+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-11-10 03:18:31
There's languages where a slashed circle is a letter, and a slashed zero makes things confusing. Dotted zeroes have much less opportunity for confusion in that direction. I guess type designers could emphasise the convex sides of a dotted zero with the concave sides of an "8" to keep them visually distinct, but I don't know if this font does that.
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2. comput+Mb[view] [source] 2023-11-10 05:34:31
>>thrist+(OP)
Θ.
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3. Diti+4q[view] [source] 2023-11-10 08:00:28
>>thrist+(OP)
This is why some fonts like Atkison Hyperlegible use reverse slashed zero, which removes the confusion.
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4. jbvers+Fv[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-10 08:59:44
>>comput+Mb
Theta
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5. Yellow+VI[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-10 11:07:24
>>comput+Mb
I figured he was referring to Ø used in Danish.
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6. comput+hK[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-11-10 11:21:11
>>Yellow+VI
Yes, but the dot-zero also has a letter to confuse it with.
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