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

A post reveals that telephone keypads should display a sextile ⚹ rather than asterisk * according to ITU-T E.161.

newest coverage 18h agosummary written 17h ago2 pieces66 likes & upvotes28 comments Mastodon

What to know

  • ITU-T recommendation E.161 specifies the sextile (⚹) as the correct symbol for the telephone star key, not the asterisk (*) widely used in practice.
  • Many modern smartphone dialers implement the star key with asterisk variants instead of the ITU standard sextile symbol.
  • The discrepancy between standard and practice remains largely unknown, as evidenced by user reactions.

LilahTovMoon Mastodon userwendynather Mastodon user

ITU standard specifies sextile symbol for phone star key, not asterisk
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts

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    User expresses surprise at the specification

    Another user on infosec.exchange replied with astonishment at learning this technical detail.

    “TIL and my mind is reeling 🤯…”
    — wendynather
    • wendynather@infosec.exchange

      RE: https:// tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoon/117318 235040197508 # TIL and my mind is reeling 🤯

      wendynather@infosec.exchangeMastodon18h agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    LilahTovMoon identifies sextile as ITU-correct symbol for phone star key

    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.

    “The "star" key on a telephone is actually a sextile ⚹ according to ITU recommendation E.161. Many smartphone dialers get this wrong…”
    — LilahTovMoon
    • LilahTovMoon@tech.lgbt

      Nobody needs to hear this, but… The "star" key on a telephone is actually a sextile ⚹ according to ITU recommendation E.161 Many smartphone dialers get this wrong and use an asterisk *, full-width asterisk ＊, or asterisk operator ∗

      LilahTovMoon@tech.lgbtMastodon1d ago66▲view on Mastodon ↗

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