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*not sure if this counts as a real puzzle, but I will ask it anyways.




Can you catch the difference between the 2 following letters?




  1. х

  2. x


Honor system: No using online tools to find the difference!






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  • Remember that there's a tag no-computers, for puzzles that should be solved without the use of online tools or computer programming.
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  • Remember that there's a tag no-computers, for puzzles that should be solved without the use of online tools or computer programming.
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Remember that there's a tag no-computers, for puzzles that should be solved without the use of online tools or computer programming.
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the second is an ordinary lower case letter 'x', while the first is at Unicode code point 1093 decimal = 0x445. The surrounding Unicode code points yield what look to me like Cyrillic characters, so I guess that's what this one is; I think this letter is pronounced like a Scottish "ch", and is related e.g. to the Greek letter chi.




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pasted the characters into a Python session and used its chr and ord functions.







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    @qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
    – Deusovi♦
    34 mins ago






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    I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    27 mins ago










  • Fair enough. Good job, you two!
    – qq410219243
    6 mins ago


















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    Well,




    the second is an ordinary lower case letter 'x', while the first is at Unicode code point 1093 decimal = 0x445. The surrounding Unicode code points yield what look to me like Cyrillic characters, so I guess that's what this one is; I think this letter is pronounced like a Scottish "ch", and is related e.g. to the Greek letter chi.




    No online tools used; I




    pasted the characters into a Python session and used its chr and ord functions.







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    • True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
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      1 hour ago








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      @qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
      – Deusovi♦
      34 mins ago






    • 1




      I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
      – Gareth McCaughan♦
      27 mins ago










    • Fair enough. Good job, you two!
      – qq410219243
      6 mins ago















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    accepted










    Well,




    the second is an ordinary lower case letter 'x', while the first is at Unicode code point 1093 decimal = 0x445. The surrounding Unicode code points yield what look to me like Cyrillic characters, so I guess that's what this one is; I think this letter is pronounced like a Scottish "ch", and is related e.g. to the Greek letter chi.




    No online tools used; I




    pasted the characters into a Python session and used its chr and ord functions.







    share|improve this answer





















    • True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
      – qq410219243
      1 hour ago








    • 1




      @qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
      – Deusovi♦
      34 mins ago






    • 1




      I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
      – Gareth McCaughan♦
      27 mins ago










    • Fair enough. Good job, you two!
      – qq410219243
      6 mins ago













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    up vote
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    accepted






    Well,




    the second is an ordinary lower case letter 'x', while the first is at Unicode code point 1093 decimal = 0x445. The surrounding Unicode code points yield what look to me like Cyrillic characters, so I guess that's what this one is; I think this letter is pronounced like a Scottish "ch", and is related e.g. to the Greek letter chi.




    No online tools used; I




    pasted the characters into a Python session and used its chr and ord functions.







    share|improve this answer












    Well,




    the second is an ordinary lower case letter 'x', while the first is at Unicode code point 1093 decimal = 0x445. The surrounding Unicode code points yield what look to me like Cyrillic characters, so I guess that's what this one is; I think this letter is pronounced like a Scottish "ch", and is related e.g. to the Greek letter chi.




    No online tools used; I




    pasted the characters into a Python session and used its chr and ord functions.








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    • True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
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      1 hour ago








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      @qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
      – Deusovi♦
      34 mins ago






    • 1




      I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
      – Gareth McCaughan♦
      27 mins ago










    • Fair enough. Good job, you two!
      – qq410219243
      6 mins ago


















    • True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
      – qq410219243
      1 hour ago








    • 1




      @qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
      – Deusovi♦
      34 mins ago






    • 1




      I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
      – Gareth McCaughan♦
      27 mins ago










    • Fair enough. Good job, you two!
      – qq410219243
      6 mins ago
















    True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
    – qq410219243
    1 hour ago






    True... uhh. Not cheating, right? Umm... repost? Clarification! True, you weren’t cheating, but still. I was assuming the honor system covered the rest.
    – qq410219243
    1 hour ago






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    @qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
    – Deusovi♦
    34 mins ago




    @qq410219243 Well, how do you expect people to figure it out then? In the font used here, those two characters look exactly the same - and if you're not allowed to distinguish them using any tools, then there's literally no way to tell them apart.
    – Deusovi♦
    34 mins ago




    1




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    I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    27 mins ago




    I agree with @Deusovi. I mean, you can do the same using tools built into the web browser, but I don't see any reason to regard that as more or less cheaty than doing it with Python. If all we're allowed to do is look with our eyes, then the answer is: No, we can't tell the difference.
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    27 mins ago












    Fair enough. Good job, you two!
    – qq410219243
    6 mins ago




    Fair enough. Good job, you two!
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    6 mins ago










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