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ITU standard specifies sextile symbol for phone star key, not asterisk

LilahTovMoon identifies sextile as ITU-correct symbol for phone star key

1 Sep 22 11:30 PM · 1d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 1 of 2

A user on tech.lgbt noted that the "star" key on telephones should display a sextile (⚹) according to ITU recommendation E.161, and observed that many smartphone dialers incorrectly use asterisk (*), full-width asterisk (＊), or asterisk operator (∗) instead.

LilahTovMoon identifies sextile as ITU-correct symbol for phone star key
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“The "star" key on a telephone is actually a sextile ⚹ according to ITU recommendation E.161. Many smartphone dialers get this wrong…”

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