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jorvilast Friday at 8:29 PM3 repliesview on HN

Almost no fonts do this by default and instead offer it as context alternate, but I feel a font should always use a dashed or preferably dotted zero. Zero being slightly skinnier than capital O is not enough for rapid visual clarity.


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chiefalchemistlast Friday at 10:07 PM

I believe this font does

https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Atkinson+Hyperlegible

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TheCraiggerslast Friday at 11:58 PM

I don't understand why we moved away from this. Is it simply aesthetics, or was there something else at play here?