Symbols that look identical in certain contexts

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Some pairs of symbols look identical when handwritten, or when rendered in certain fonts.

Examples

  • The Latin letter X and Greek letter Χ.

Handwritten

  • The letter x and the multiplication symbol \(\times\). (See Handwritten x)

Printed