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Shady characters

Book • 2013

Keith Houston's 'Shady Characters' delves into the intriguing histories and evolutions of various typographical symbols, revealing their cultural and technological journeys.

From the pilcrow to the hashtag, Houston masterfully charts how these symbols have shaped communication over centuries.

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Mignon Fogarty

as a fabulous book.

The surprising history (and politics) of emoji, with Keith Houston

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Chuck Bryan

as the author who found a letter from 1536 showing the at symbol used as shorthand for amphorae.

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