#typographicalsymbols

[daintydoraposts]

Day 93/100: The Return (Key). I wasn't totally sure about including this one as it's not strictly punctuation as we know it, but like the 'space', it's essential to electronic communications. And I quite like it's aesthetic... The "return" key is often referred to as the "enter" key, and they usually perform identical functions; however in some particular applications (mainly page layout, word processing and in typewriting), "return" operates specifically like the carriage return key from which it originates. It normally has an arrow pointing down and left (⏎ or ↵), which is the symbol for carriage return. [Vector image created from a photograph of the return key on my Cherry keyboard] #100daysofthepunctuationproject #the100dayproject #gm100dayproject #punctuation #thepunctuationproject #punctuationsymbols #symbols #typographicalsymbols #returnkey #return #carriagereturn #arrow #arrows #keyboard #computerkeyboard #cherrykeyboard #wordprocessing #typesetting #typewriter #pagelayout #pagination #vector #vectorart #creativechallenge #creativerepresentation #creativeplay #creativehabit #dailyhabit

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Day 89/100: The Backslash (\). The backslash is a typographical mark used mainly in computing and is the mirror image of the common slash (/). It is sometimes called a hack, whack, escape (from C/UNIX), reverse slash, slosh, downwhack, backslant, downhill, backwhack, bash, reverse slant, and reversed virgule. [Paper knife on a digital black background] #100daysofthepunctuationproject #the100dayproject #gm100dayproject #100days #punctuation #punctuationsymbols #programmingsymbols #programming #computerprogramming #typographicalsymbols #backslash #thebackslash #hack #reverse #escape #backslant #downwhack #slant #reversedvirgule #backwhack #knife #paperknife #creativerepresentation #creativeplay #creativehabit #dailyhabit #glyph #digitalmanipulation

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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