How do you differentiate an O from a 0

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

When writing.... Sometimes its obvious, but when it comes to email addresses....

 

[her209]

There's a slash through the zero.

 

[Gooberlx2]

There's a slash through the zero.

I've also seen dots in the center...I do the slash.

 

[Terabyte]

There's a slash through the zero.

yep

 

[Drako]

There's a slash through the zero.

This

or a dot in the center

Or that

 

[BrokenVisage]

There's a slash through the zero.

indeed.

(keep it going)

 

[vshah]

There's a slash through the zero.

what he said

 

[highland145]

The look on her face?

vs what she did to my bank account. $0.00

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

The look on her face?

vs what she did to my bank account. $0.00

Nice.

 

[coldmeat]

I don't bother to make them any different, but they should both be illegal to use in serial #s.

 

[Daishiki]

I go with the slash, though I have seen the dot.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Zero = a slash with a zero on top.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

slash for sure

 

[speg]

The letter is closer to a circle, while the number is more oval.

 

[TridenT]

I write it properly so it looks like a 0 or an o. I can usually differentiate too.

I AINT NO MORAN U CHEE?

 

[IronWing]

The look on her face?

I came to post that!

 

[AndroidVageta]

The letter is closer to a circle, while the number is more oval.

lol...this.

You can tell the difference:

O = letter

0 = number

Got it?

 

[BrownTown]

I do the dot

 

[Ika]

I've experimented with adding a slash to my zeroes but my slashes never look good. I've never tried the dot, maybe I'll do that next time I have to write something.

 

[pmv]

I don't bother to make them any different, but they should both be illegal to use in serial #s.

I hate stupid game serial numbers that include Os that could be 0s (with no 'slash' or 'dot' in either) as well as Qs that also could be Os or 0s and Cs that could be Gs and 5s that could be Ss, and which also don't tell you if you need to include the hyphens and whether they are case-senstiive and which as a final touch are printed in microscopic fonts that say 'don't bother with this game unless you have absolutely perfect vision'.

 

[nickbits]

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