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If I saw ϖ in the wild I would have assumed it was an omega (ω) with a macron over it. Makes me wonder how many more varient Greek letters are out there.
by sapphicsnail 2y ago
If I saw ϖ in the wild I would have assumed it was an omega (ω) with a macron over it. Makes me wonder how many more varient Greek letters are out there.
- wombatpm 2y agoAncient, Ancient Greek had three additional letters: an F like character, a double lambda character, and P sounding character that looked like a lollipop. In case you need some additional symbols
- rsynnott 2y agoConsiderate of them; very helpful for future mathematicians.
- perihelions 2y agoI guess these are the letters? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaic_Greek_alphabets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaic_Greek_alphabets Ϝ Digamma Ͱ Heta Ϻ San Ϙ Koppa Ͷ Tsan, Digamma Ͳ Sampi
- Pinus 2y agoAny actual Greeks around here? I always wondered what π looks like when jotted down in, say, a shopping list...
- xico 2y agoThis is actually a normal manuscript π as taught in Greek school. See https://www.typotheque.com/articles/modern-handwriting-a-historical-survey-5 https://www.typotheque.com/articles/modern-handwriting-a-his...
- nuancebydefault 2y agoAs psted now and then on HN:our alphabet has a variant as well: ampersand (per se: and).