• October 9

Unknown Typographic Marks

ArrayUnknown typographic Marks

There are many typographic marks which are familiar to most, but understood by few. Most of these glyphs have interesting histories and evolutions as they survived the beatings given to them through rushed handwriting of scribes and misuses through history. They now mostly live on our keyboards and in our software, and a few are used often, so it seems only fitting to know where they come from and how to correctly use them. Read the rest of this great post at Retnart.




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  1. Stimul8d October 9th

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    What, nomention of the interrobang ?!


  2. insic2.0 October 9th

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    Thanks for the info.


  3. Collis October 9th

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    That was fantastic, I never guessed that the & comes from et. Awesome find!


  4. Roshan October 9th

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    Thank you for info.

    Roshan
    Freelance Developer
    http://www.instantshift.com


  5. Alex Charchar October 10th

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    Hey Niki! I wrote this little article and I just wanted to stop in to say thanks for the link and mention.. I’ve had a look around Creattica and quite enjoy it, so consider me a new subscriber and reader.

    Thanks again, and thank-you Stimul8d, Insic and Collis for checking it out! And Stim — I’m probably going to do another article on a few more marks, and you’re not the first person to mention the quirky interrobang, so I’ll have to include it!


  6. Jad Graphics October 11th

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    I didn’t know this. At least now I am informed.


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Hey there! I'm Niki - a graphic designer by day and design blogger by night. When I'm not basking in the warm glow of my computer screen, I enjoy long walks on the beach, squirrels, bananas, and living in Boston.