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[daintydoraposts]

Day 57/100: The Broken Bar. The broken bar (¦) in computing was historically an allograph of the vertical bar. Since the 1990s, it is considered a separate character, but in many fonts, the glyph used for the vertical bar looks exactly like a broken bar. The broken bar has hardly any practical application and does not appear to have any clearly identified uses distinct from the vertical bar. In non-computing use - in mathematics, physics and general typography -  the broken bar is not an acceptable substitute for the vertical bar. It's not on all keyboards but mine is a pretty cool #cherrykeyboard & the broken bar is right next to the number 1 (with 2 other functions for the same key). I think I could use it in a pattern if not in a written text... [Broken bar key in font size 500] #100daysofthepunctuationproject #100days #the100dayproject #punctuationdesign #punctuationlibrary #punctuation #thebrokenbar #brokenbar #programmingsymbols #computingsymbols #glyph #obseletepunctuation #character #typographicalsymbols #typography