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bawolffyesterday at 7:58 PM1 replyview on HN

> Yes. Unicode should not be about semantic meaning, it should be about the visual. Like text in a book.

Do you think 1, l and I should be encoded as the same character, or does this logic only extend to characters pesky foreigners use.


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WalterBrightyesterday at 9:06 PM

They are visually distinct to the reader.

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