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Does the slashed zero as such have a Unicode character? If so, why not include it in the article? -- Adam78 17:04, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
̸
. These combining characters (commonly, but not completely supported by recent web browsers) overlay the preceding character, so that (in HTML) 0̸
gives 0̸0 is oblong not oval. O is also oblong, just with a shorter mid-section than 0. Elliptical is a round object with 2 focal points. Oval can be elliptical but not necessarily. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.205.48.191 ( talk • contribs) 16:40, 25 May 2006.
Does anyone think that there should be a bit on the use of the slashed 0 in/on the built-in font on TI calculators, such as the slashed 0 in the TI-83 family and the dotted 0 in most(?) of the Motorola 68k calculators? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cogburnd02 ( talk • contribs) 21:41, 14 March 2007 (UTC).
The paragraph said that the slash does not extend past them on the outside of ‘0’, but I think many handwritings do so. - ✉ Hello World! 15:42, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
Does anybody notice that in the control number of a US visa, you can observe both non-slashed zeros and slashed zeros. What's the purpose of those slashed-zeros? Are they really character "O"s?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.173.6.110 ( talk) 19:22, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
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ignored (
help) has recently claimed that ham radio was using the slashed zero in the '20s and '30s. Anyone have references to back this up?
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Andy Dingley (
talk)
17:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
My understanding of the origins of the slashed zero is that it arose from wartime work at
BP,
Enigma,
Colossus,
Alan Turing et al. The early telegraphy-derived printers they used, in conjunction with the project-specific coding systems for characters, could print most digits except for "0" and zero instead appeared as a "/". These printouts were then often hand-annotated for ease of reading, leading to a slashed zero that was half printed and half handwritten. Does anyone have references for this?
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Andy Dingley (
talk)
17:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
The article states that "many people slash the zeroes on checks". Is this an exclusively/largely American usage? I don't think I've ever come across a slashed zero on a cheque here in the UK. Not that I use them much any more, but even when I did I don't recall seeing a slashed zero. 86.149.133.230 ( talk) 15:11, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Also, the point doesn't make sense because the numbers are to be written out in words as well. For example, if someone changed a zero in a check for $1,000 to become $1,800, it would still be written out as "one thousand and 00/100 dollars". No one would accept the check if the numerical and written amounts don't match. I suggest removing that info, because it's unsourced and pointless. 24.131.195.253 ( talk) 21:43, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Font "script", present in MS windows, uses a slashed both uppercase and lowercase O rather than 0. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.173.3.68 ( talk) 13:49, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
The example showing how to create a slashed zero using unicode in html 0̸ giving 0̸. does NOT use the technique rather the character was entered as a slashed zero!! DGerman ( talk) 19:38, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
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Does the slashed zero as such have a Unicode character? If so, why not include it in the article? -- Adam78 17:04, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
̸
. These combining characters (commonly, but not completely supported by recent web browsers) overlay the preceding character, so that (in HTML) 0̸
gives 0̸0 is oblong not oval. O is also oblong, just with a shorter mid-section than 0. Elliptical is a round object with 2 focal points. Oval can be elliptical but not necessarily. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.205.48.191 ( talk • contribs) 16:40, 25 May 2006.
Does anyone think that there should be a bit on the use of the slashed 0 in/on the built-in font on TI calculators, such as the slashed 0 in the TI-83 family and the dotted 0 in most(?) of the Motorola 68k calculators? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cogburnd02 ( talk • contribs) 21:41, 14 March 2007 (UTC).
The paragraph said that the slash does not extend past them on the outside of ‘0’, but I think many handwritings do so. - ✉ Hello World! 15:42, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
Does anybody notice that in the control number of a US visa, you can observe both non-slashed zeros and slashed zeros. What's the purpose of those slashed-zeros? Are they really character "O"s?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.173.6.110 ( talk) 19:22, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
A
usenet thread: Jerry Stuckle (Thu, 14 Feb 2008).
"Style Sheet Times New Roman".
Newsgroup:
alt.www.webmaster. {{
cite newsgroup}}
: Check date values in: |date=
(
help); Unknown parameter |msgid=
ignored (
help) has recently claimed that ham radio was using the slashed zero in the '20s and '30s. Anyone have references to back this up?
-
Andy Dingley (
talk)
17:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
My understanding of the origins of the slashed zero is that it arose from wartime work at
BP,
Enigma,
Colossus,
Alan Turing et al. The early telegraphy-derived printers they used, in conjunction with the project-specific coding systems for characters, could print most digits except for "0" and zero instead appeared as a "/". These printouts were then often hand-annotated for ease of reading, leading to a slashed zero that was half printed and half handwritten. Does anyone have references for this?
-
Andy Dingley (
talk)
17:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
The article states that "many people slash the zeroes on checks". Is this an exclusively/largely American usage? I don't think I've ever come across a slashed zero on a cheque here in the UK. Not that I use them much any more, but even when I did I don't recall seeing a slashed zero. 86.149.133.230 ( talk) 15:11, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Also, the point doesn't make sense because the numbers are to be written out in words as well. For example, if someone changed a zero in a check for $1,000 to become $1,800, it would still be written out as "one thousand and 00/100 dollars". No one would accept the check if the numerical and written amounts don't match. I suggest removing that info, because it's unsourced and pointless. 24.131.195.253 ( talk) 21:43, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Font "script", present in MS windows, uses a slashed both uppercase and lowercase O rather than 0. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.173.3.68 ( talk) 13:49, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
The example showing how to create a slashed zero using unicode in html 0̸ giving 0̸. does NOT use the technique rather the character was entered as a slashed zero!! DGerman ( talk) 19:38, 24 February 2013 (UTC)