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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

[daintydoraposts]

Day 80/100: The Plus Symbol +++ The symbol '+' is used to denote the operation of addition and to indicate that a number is positive. A plus sign is the sign which is put between two numbers in order to show that the second number is being added to the first. It can also be put before a number to show that the number is greater than zero, and after a number to indicate a number that is more than a minimum number or amount (18+). It also precedes the UK dialing code (+44). The origins of the plus sign remain mysterious, however. It may be a cousin of the ampersand, formed again from some compressed form of the Latin word Et, or “and,” but definitive proof has yet to be uncovered. [Pencil drawing on paper] #100daysofthepunctuationproject #the100dayproject #gm100dayproject #punctuation #punctuationsymbols #mathematicalsymbols #plus #plussymbol #+ #programmingsymbols #addition #adding #positive #pencilsketch #pencilonpaper #pencildrawing #blackandwhite #creativehabit #dailyhabit #100days #80of100 #creativechallenge #creativerepresentation