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From: derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Font with Slashed Seven?
Message-ID: <6460@crystal9.UUCP>
Date: 23 May 91 17:57:58 GMT
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Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL
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Is there a font that has a slashed seven like the like to use
in Europe?  On a similar note, is there a font that has a 
slashed Z?

Side Note: The reason (I have heard) that Europeans slash
their sevens is that their ones look decidedly like un-slashed
sevens.  Here is what their ones look like:

 /|      --------   -------
/ |            /         /
  |           /       --/--
  |          /         /
  |         /         /

One       Seven    Slashed Seven

This is even more evident when the one is italicized
and handwriting usually is naturally italicized.

This also is the reason why I slash my z's, they look
like two's.

 -----         -------     -------
/     \             /           /
      /            /           /
   --             /         --/--
  /              /           /
 /              /           /
------         -------     -------

Two             Z          Slashed Z
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