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The letter ů now has the same pronunciation as the letter ú (long [uː]), but changes to a short o when a word is morphed (e.g. nom. kůň → gen. koně, nom. dům → gen. domu), thus showing the historical evolution of the language.
The "∅" symbol is always drawn as a slashed circle, whereas in most typefaces the letter "Ø" is a slashed ellipse. The diameter symbol ( ⌀ ) (Unicode character U+2300) is similar to the lowercase letter ø, and in some typefaces it even uses the same glyph , although in many others the glyphs are subtly distinguishable (normally, the ...
Anarchist symbol (), the A inscribed in a circle; The trademark on the radiators of Atkinson lorries; Enclosed A (ⓐ,Ⓐ), an "A" inscribed inside a circle, a typographic character, see Enclosed Alphanumerics; United States Third Army, whose shoulder insignia is an A in a circle. @, a 2013 album by John Zorn and Thurston Moore
The tittle (dot) on the letter i or the letter j , of the Latin alphabet originated as a diacritic to clearly distinguish i from the minims (downstrokes) of adjacent letters. It first appeared in the 11th century in the sequence ii (as in ingeníí ), then spread to i adjacent to m, n, u , and finally to all lowercase i s.
Enclosed Alphanumerics is a Unicode block of typographical symbols of an alphanumeric within a circle, a bracket or other not-closed enclosure, or ending in a full stop. It is currently fully allocated. Within the Basic Multilingual Plane, a few additional enclosed numerals are in the Dingbats and the Enclosed CJK Letters and Months blocks.
Anarchists have employed certain symbols for their cause since the 19th century, including most prominently the circle-A and the black flag. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Anarchist cultural symbols have become more prevalent in popular culture since around the turn of the 21st century, concurrent with the anti-globalization movement and with the punk subculture .
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aa is treated like å in alphabetical sorting, not like two adjacent letters a , meaning that while a is the first letter of the alphabet, aa is the last. In Norwegian (but not in Danish), this rule does not apply to non-Scandinavian names, so a modern atlas would list the German city of Aachen under a , but list the Danish town of Aabenraa ...