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Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters, revisited

Original: Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters (2018)

A 2018 blog post exploring domain hacks built with unusual Unicode characters is circulating again. The piece, by shkspr.mobi, shows how web addresses can be constructed using characters beyond standard ASCII, producing clever or hard-to-type domain names. Readers are discussing the technical possibilities and pitfalls of internationalised domain names, including browser and registrar support for non-Latin characters.

Why now: The quirky technical subject is resurfacing and drawing fresh attention and discussion among technology enthusiasts.

shkspr.mobiUnicodedomain name system

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• Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters (2018) · n_plus_1_acc · 104

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