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dclxvi616 t1_jcajdif wrote

Reply to comment by AncestralSpirit in Beautiful database of fancy symbols (No Ads) by kilotovi

They are legit characters in their own right that were never intended to be merely upside-down letters, so there is not a uniform upside-down alphabet to draw from, it's just using the closest approximations.

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Phxdown27 t1_jcdum3f wrote

What do you mean legit?

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dclxvi616 t1_jcdya9h wrote

I mean that’s not an upside-down ‘k’, it’s a character/symbol that’s there for some other legitimate purpose that just happens to look like an upside-down ‘k’. I dunno’ wtf that purpose is because it’s an obscure symbol, but that’s how it be.

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Fearchar t1_jcej397 wrote

Well, /ʞ/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet is used for a velar click.

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