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Unicode is not that semantic. It inherited ASCII (with no minus) and a ton of presentational (mis)uses of code points. It's so messy that Unicode discourages u

by pornel 2y ago

Unicode is not that semantic. It inherited ASCII (with no minus) and a ton of presentational (mis)uses of code points. It's so messy that Unicode discourages use of APOSTROPHE for apostrophes, and instead recommends using RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK for apostrophes.

oneeyedpigeon 2y ago
> Unicode discourages use of APOSTROPHE Blame fonts that render APOSTROPHE as a disgusting straight character.
- account42 2y ago
  Surely you mean a pretty straight and symmetric character, the ideal all characters should aspire to.
- pornel 2y ago
  Because in ASCII it also plays a role of the left single quote, so you get a geometric compromise.