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if you're on a Mac, you can use alt-0 for a degrees symbol too
by dionian 7y ago
if you're on a Mac, you can use alt-0 for a degrees symbol too
- saagarjha 7y agoThat's actually U+00BA MASCULINE ORDINAL INDICATOR. You want U+00B0 DEGREE SIGN, which is ⌥⇧8.
- doctorhandshake 7y agoUpvoted as one of the most HN comments I’ve ever seen.
- divbzero 7y agoI’m generally amused that a top thread for an N95 sterilization post is a Unicode discussion.
- malandrew 7y agoWhat’s the feminine ordinal indicator. I thought it was a degree sign because as a Portuguese speaker I’ve never noticed the feminine ordinal indicator as an easily accessible option. Are both easily accessible on the iOS keyboard?
- saagarjha 7y agoU+00AA FEMININE ORDINAL INDICATOR is ª, accessible via ⌥9 on macOS.
- lone_haxx0r 7y agoI just realized I have used the ordinal symbol many times when I should have used the degree sign. Why didn't someone tell me? Oh, I've been making an idiot out of myself.
- hanche 7y agoThat depends on the keyboard layout. On the Norwegian keyboard for example, ⌥⇧Q produces the degree symbol, whereas ⌥⇧8 produces U+007B LEFT CURLY BRACKET.
- brian_cunnie 7y agoYou totally blew my mind—I've been using the wrong one for years. Henceforth, ⌥⇧8. Thank you.