The crossed z’s and 7’s are common in Germany, and I believe throughout Europe. I’m not really sure why, but I assume to avoid confusion with some other character. (But which one?) In that sense, it’s kind of like drawing a slash through the number zero, to avoid confusion with an upper-case letter “oh”.
ottod Premium Member about 15 years ago
Crossed z’s and 7’s are really hard to type, but I can’t tell any difference in the way they sound. Is there a sssibilant undertone?
CoBass about 15 years ago
The crossed z’s and 7’s are common in Germany, and I believe throughout Europe. I’m not really sure why, but I assume to avoid confusion with some other character. (But which one?) In that sense, it’s kind of like drawing a slash through the number zero, to avoid confusion with an upper-case letter “oh”.
AFAIK, there is no difference in sound.
Trebor39 about 15 years ago
So is there going to be some “fooling around” here?
JP Steve Premium Member about 15 years ago
The European “one” often has an emphasized serif at the top which makes it look very much like a seven.