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Homoglyph vs Hoboglyph - What's the difference?

homoglyph | hoboglyph |

As nouns the difference between homoglyph and hoboglyph

is that homoglyph is a (l) identical or nearly identical in (l) to another, but which differs in the (l) it represents while hoboglyph is a sign, usually chalked on a wall or walkway, left by a hobo (tramp) to advise others of local conditions.

homoglyph

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A (l) identical or nearly identical in (l) to another, but which differs in the (l) it represents.
  • * 1938 , IV, page 43
    • The E variant of the moon sign may perhaps be regarded as a homoglyph .
  • * 1990 , NIAS Report , page 34
    • The lower case “L”, Upper case “i”, and Numeral “One” are homoglyphs .
  • * 2007 , Shinji Ido, Bukharan , page 4
    • All the other consonant phonemes are transcribed into the homoglyphs of their IPA representations.
  • * 2009 , Theodore Rosendorf, The Typographic Desk Reference , page 50
    • The pair shown is the letter f and the guilder currency sign [ƒ]. Homoglyphs can also occur within the same writing system.
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    • External links

    * ("homoglyph" on Wikipedia)

    hoboglyph

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hobo glyph

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sign, usually chalked on a wall or walkway, left by a hobo (tramp) to advise others of local conditions

    • References

    * Web Urbanist