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Does anyone know why the "I" (pronounced 'eye') is an upside-down "T"? I see that "Z" must take what would naturally be an "I" shape on a 3x3 grid, but why not
by canadaduane 4y ago
Does anyone know why the "I" (pronounced 'eye') is an upside-down "T"?
I see that "Z" must take what would naturally be an "I" shape on a 3x3 grid, but why not use just a simple vertical line for "I"?
- knutwannheden 4y agoIs it possibly because the font should be monospaced and the reader might then mistake the distance before and after the "I" for a space?
- transfire 4y agoI don’t get that either. Visually I should be sideways H. Z should be mirror of S.
- playingalong 4y agoNotice all characters use full 3px width
- thih9 4y agoSimilarly, in siekoo[1] the “I” is also not a straight line. Perhaps predictable character width (monospace) makes reading easier. [1]: https://omniglot.com/conscripts/siekoo.htm https://omniglot.com/conscripts/siekoo.htm