The Surprising History Behind Typographic Symbols
It’s fascinating to think that younger generations will grow up only knowing “pound signs” as “hashtags”—yet, before that, did you know they were actually referred to as “octothorpes”? This continuous evolution of language affects all of us, and it’s the focal point of Adriana Caneva and Shiro Nishimoto’s new book “Glyph.” From ampersands to slashes, interrobangs and manicules, there’s a wide world of typographic symbols outside of the ordinary alphabet and an interesting history behind each of them. Read more surprising facts about glyphs on WIRED, including how pilcrows became outdated.
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