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Superscript decimals are pretty common in the US for handwritten money amounts (like on checks or price tags) but outside that context it does seem weird!
by tesseract 6y ago
Superscript decimals are pretty common in the US for handwritten money amounts (like on checks or price tags) but outside that context it does seem weird!
- DavidSJ 6y agoSome examples of this on price tags: https://4.imimg.com/data4/VV/RV/MY-3648905/price-tag-250x250.jpg https://4.imimg.com/data4/VV/RV/MY-3648905/price-tag-250x250... https://www.coloraccounting.com/uploads/2/4/8/0/24801950/published/p1_60.jpg?1527788559 https://www.coloraccounting.com/uploads/2/4/8/0/24801950/pub... https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQu8Dmw4hD8Az6VSydG1sq4Sr6ra_kHyuoFkw&usqp=CAU https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQu8D... On gas stations, the superscript is indicating tenths of a penny, rather than pennies. That latter practice is not exclusive to the US. This sign is from Germany or Austria I believe (LKW is German): https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D3XKHG/price-board-a-gas-station-with-high-gas-petrol-prices-D3XKHG.jpg https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D3XKHG/price-board-a-gas-station-w...
- rtkwe 6y agoHmm never really thought of those as super scripts, maybe because they don't extend above the main digit?