Alternative Plus Sign Explained

Alternative plus sign See also: Up tack A Jewish tradition that dates from at least the 19th century is to write plus using the symbol ⊥. [27] This practice was adopted into Israeli schools and is still commonplace today in elementary schools (including secular schools) but in fewer secondary schools. [28] It is also used occasionally in books by religious authors, but most books for adults use the international symbol +. The reason for this practice is that it avoids the writing of a symbol + that looks like a Christian cross. [27] [28] Unicode has this symbol at position U+F B29 ⊥ HEBREW LETTER ALTERNATIVE PLUS SIGN. [29]

A screenshot of an encyclopedia entry about the alternative plus sign used in Jewish and Israeli contexts. The joke comes from the overly serious explanation of replacing the conventional plus sign because it resembles a Christian cross, making the obscure typographic detail feel comically significant as a reaction to pedantry or unexpected trivia.

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