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On typewriters and computers that do not support this symbol, it is acceptable and commonplace to substitute it with the [[trigraph (orthography)|trigraph]] "No." (letter "N", letter "o", and a period). |
On typewriters and computers that do not support this symbol, it is acceptable and commonplace to substitute it with the [[trigraph (orthography)|trigraph]] "No." (letter "N", letter "o", and a period). |
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On typewriters and computers that support the [[degree sign]] or masculine ordinal indicator, a [[Digraph (orthography)|digraph]] starting with "N", such as "N°" or "Nº", may suffice as a substitute for the numero sign, but only if it is to be presented exclusively within visual media, in a typeface and sizing that results in a passable approximation of the numero sign. Such digraphs are inappropriate for representing the numero sign in computer data, in general. |
On typewriters and computers that support the [[degree sign]] or masculine ordinal indicator, a [[Digraph (orthography)|digraph]] starting with "N", such as "N[[°]]" or "N[[º]]", may suffice as a substitute for the numero sign, but only if it is to be presented exclusively within visual media, in a typeface and sizing that results in a passable approximation of the numero sign. Such digraphs are inappropriate for representing the numero sign in computer data, in general. |
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On [[Russia]]n [[computer keyboard]]s, № is often located on the "'''3'''" key, instead of the other number sign, "#"). |
On [[Russia]]n [[computer keyboard]]s, № is often located on the "'''3'''" key, instead of the other number sign, "#"). |
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Revision as of 09:50, 31 May 2006
- Numero is also a mathematical card game.
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The Numero sign (U+2116) or Number sign is used in many languages to indicate ordinal numbering, especially in names and titles, as an alternative to using the more modern number sign, "#". For example, instead of "Number 4 Privet Drive" or "#4 Privet Drive", one could write "№ 4 Privet Drive".
The symbol is a combination of the Latin letter "N" with a grapheme resembling the masculine ordinal indicator (or superscript "o", sometimes underlined).
On typewriters and computers that do not support this symbol, it is acceptable and commonplace to substitute it with the trigraph "No." (letter "N", letter "o", and a period).
On typewriters and computers that support the degree sign or masculine ordinal indicator, a digraph starting with "N", such as "N°" or "Nº", may suffice as a substitute for the numero sign, but only if it is to be presented exclusively within visual media, in a typeface and sizing that results in a passable approximation of the numero sign. Such digraphs are inappropriate for representing the numero sign in computer data, in general.
On Russian computer keyboards, № is often located on the "3" key, instead of the other number sign, "#").
In HTML, the numero sign (if it cannot be entered directly) may be represented by № or №.
The Unicode Standard states:
- U+2116 NUMERO SIGN is provided both for Cyrillic use, where it looks like [semi-cursive "N" followed by raised, underlined small "o"], and for compatibility with Asian standards, where it looks like [angular "N" followed by raised, underlined small "o", followed by a period]. The French practice is not to use the symbol character per se, but rather to use an “N” or an “n”, according to context, followed by a superscript o (No or no; plural Nos or nos). [1]