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“20th century” vs. “20ᵗʰ century”
numbers
typography
ordinal-numbers
superscripts
English line breaking rules
orthography
typography
What do you call the phenomenon where a rectangle □ is shown because a font lacks a glyph?
terminology
programming
typography
computing
What are the historical reasons for the conventional sequence of footnote symbols?
history
typography
footnotes
Word for how the white space between words can form patterns
single-word-requests
typography
Is there a name for letters that "cross the line" (hang low) when written in lowercase (g, j, p, q, y)?
single-word-requests
typography
Usage of diacritics in loanwords
orthography
loanwords
typography
diacritics
What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
orthography
numbers
suffixes
typography
ordinal-numbers
Should there be a space between name initials?
names
period
typography
spacing
initialisms
Ye olde english alphabet question: Any other letters lost besides thorn, edh, and yogh?
typography
old-english
alphabet
handwriting
Is there a name for text that reads the same upside-down? [duplicate]
single-word-requests
terminology
typography
In old books, why is the first word of the next page printed at the bottom of this page?
history
typography
What is the name of the symbols "<" and ">"?
word-choice
typography
symbols
When should I not use a ligature in English typesetting?
typography
ligature
Usage of italics in writing
typography
italics
Is the word “formulæ” valid English?
latin
old-english
alphabet
typography
ligature
Use of “f ” instead of “s” in historic, printed English documents
orthography
history
pronunciation-vs-spelling
typography
What animal is a “weefil”?
typography
early-modern-english
image-identification
What is the error called when two letters are mistakenly swapped?
single-word-requests
errors
typography
metathesis
Should there be a space before a percent sign?
numbers
typography
measuring-units
spacing
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