#visigothic z

[janmisali]

Letter Tournament: TZ LIGATURE vs VISIGOTHIC Z

Ꜩ (TZ ligature)

SEED: 51

CODEPOINTS: U+A728 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER TZ, U+A729 LATIN SMALL LETTER TZ

BIO: no, that's not an ezh, that's a Z.

Ꝣ (Visigothic Z)

SEED: 78

CODEPOINTS: U+A762 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER VISIGOTHIC Z, U+A763 LATIN SMALL LETTER VISIGOTHIC Z

BIO: the version of z that would eventually transform into ç.

which is the best letter?

TZ ligature

Visigothic Z

Voting ended onMar 12, 2025

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[janmisali]

Letter Tournament: VISIGOTHIC Z vs DEZH

Ꝣ (Visigothic Z)

SEED: 78

CODEPOINTS: U+A762 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER VISIGOTHIC Z, U+A763 LATIN SMALL LETTER VISIGOTHIC Z

PREVIOUS OPPONENT: N with Curl

BIO: proto-cedilla.

ʤ (Dezh)

SEED: 19

CODEPOINT: U+02A4 LATIN SMALL LETTER DEZH DIGRAPH

PREVIOUS OPPONENT: C

BIO: very fun when you can just put the two components of a ligature together and use that as the name of the ligature.

which is the best letter?

Visigothic Z

dezh

Voting ended onMar 28, 2025

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[janmisali]

Letter Tournament: N WITH CURL vs VISIGOTHIC Z

ȵ (N with Curl)

SEED: 115

CODEPOINT: U+0235

PREVIOUS OPPONENT: Omega

BIO: an N with that classic IPA palatal curl.

Ꝣ (Visigothic Z)

SEED: 78

CODEPOINTS: U+A762 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER VISIGOTHIC Z, U+A763 LATIN SMALL LETTER VISIGOTHIC Z

PREVIOUS OPPONENT: TZ Ligature

BIO: a Z with way more frills.

which is the best letter?

N with curl

Visigothic Z

Voting ended onMar 21, 2025

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