re: little lines below

From: Alain LaBont\i\ (alb@sct.gouv.qc.ca)
Date: Tue Oct 13 1998 - 07:49:22 EDT


A 02:35 98-10-13 -0700, Michael Everson a écrit :
>Be that as it may, the French use the DEGREE SIGN and they compose it with
>N or n + °. It even looks like that in _Dictionnaire des règles
>typographiques_.

[Alain] :
Correct.

[Michael] :
>The NUMERO SIGN itself (as a character with curly legs on the N) is mostly
>used in Russia and related places, I think.

[Alain] :
And it is the old fashion way in French (mainly on printed tickets, ancient
style).

Alain LaBonté
Québec



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