Re: "Missing character" glyph

From: Michael Everson (everson@evertype.com)
Date: Fri Aug 02 2002 - 19:15:42 EDT


At 11:11 +0100 2002-08-01, Martin Kochanski wrote:

>Otto Stolz suggested U+03A2, which would be equally valid. However,
>U+03A2 is quite obviously the code for GREEK CAPITAL LETTER FINAL
>SIGMA.

Nope. Can't encode a nonexistent letter. Can encode ANYTHING WE WANT
anywhere that's free. Them's the rules. Probably we wouldn't violate
a script boundary, but there's nothing sacred for instance about that
first space in the Canadian Syllabics block. I'll be delighted to use
it if necessary.

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Michael Everson *** Everson Typography *** http://www.evertype.com



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