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--- slashed_zero [2026/02/23 10:24] – ultracomfy
+++ slashed_zero [2026/10/26 09:08] (current) – ultracomfy
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 Interestingly, I see a lot of resistance against slashed zero, the primary argument being the Scandinavian Ø. Now, first of all, the Ø has the distinguishing feature that the slash extends beyond the O, but hey, it could be argued that in handwriting this may get unclear. Yeah, I actually agree on that and think that, overall, this is a valid argument. For Scandinavians, this could genuinely be a problem. For anyone else, though, this is not a problem at all. Most people are not Scandinavian and I have never, not once in my life, seen a Ø **except in a discussion about slashed zeroes**. Much less have I ever used one. The mathematical diameter sign may get close, but it is even more distinguishable and still very rare. The reality is that any string in our lives will have a 0 and an O, not a 0 and a {Ø or ⌀}. So while I agree that the slashed zero may not be a //perfect// solution, I am sure it is a very good one.
-Therefore, since a few years I've been working to change fonts I like to have slashed zeroes. The font on this website, ScienceGothic Thin, did not come with a slashed zero, so I edited it and gave the zero a slash. I have done that with many other fonts before as well. I am very proud of my 0, and any other fonts I will use extensively in the future will be edited to contain slashed zeroes as well. Muah, my beloved.
+Therefore, since a few years I've been working to change fonts I like to have slashed zeroes. The font on this website, ScienceGothic, did not come with a slashed zero, so I edited it and gave the zero a slash. I have done that with many other fonts before as well. I am very proud of my 0, and any other fonts I will use extensively in the future will be edited to contain slashed zeroes as well. Muah, my beloved.