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May not be true but damn is it good (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] thanevim@kbin.social 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Anyone else disturbed by the font? At least I'm hoping it's font that makes it just look like 1s and Is have been swapped...

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is how they used to write them back in the 1920s or whenever it was Jefferson got hit with a chair.

[–] ArcticAmphibian@lemmus.org 2 points 10 months ago

1780s

[–] z500@startrek.website 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's just an old style of printing numbers. Look how the 3 has a descender.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_figures

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

AKA "we get it, Quake 3 engine, you use real fonts."