Talk:San (letter)
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someone have a PNG for this? 132.205.15.43 00:15, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I may have. And i believe this is called Stigma not San Link is: http://www.jesus8880.com/chapters/gematria/greek-alphabet.htm (is the letter's look)
- No, stigma is a ligature of sigma and tau. San is a different letter. —Muke Tever talk 18:47, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
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How is this letter distinguishable from mu?? Georgia guy 14:33, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
- Very diffrent. Mu is Μ & μ,. San is very diffrent looking. (Thing wont load on).
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- I thought this too before doing as I did with the Greek alphabet/letter table. Upon digging, there is a difference and only a superficial similarity to mu (M/μ). This is also complicated by the fact that San (given its relative obsolescence) isn't yet included in standard or expanded character sets. E Pluribus Anthony 21:26, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
Perhaps in Windows Vista it might. Anyone know this?? Georgia guy 01:26, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
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- Who knows.I wonder if it is actually called Stigma not San.Use the link up there.
From what I can tell, the difference between Mu and San is the middle bridge part of Mu extends farther down than in San. Kind of hard to explain, but it's a subtle difference. Correct me if I'm wrong.
- No, though that's one way people draw it today to emphasize the difference. When san still was in use, mu looked a lot different (kind of like
or its mirror-image). After san went obsolete, it just happened that the shape of mu evolved to look just like it. Differences between mu and san are modern inventions people use to avoid confusion; the lowercase form of san is apparently a relatively recent invention as well. Cf. [1] —Muke Tever talk 18:47, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
