[MlMt] http:// → http:??

[John Cooper]

Bill Cole wrote (at 8:45 AM on Friday, February 7, 2025):

> Unicode knows about ⁄ ("FRACTION SLASH") and ∕ ("DIVISION SLASH") as well as the / ("SOLIDUS") which exists in the ASCII set. Who thought we needed 2 distinct symbols for the same mathematical logic?

We don’t, but the Unicode set includes variations of symbols with the same meaning to enable precisely appropriate typesetting for different informational contexts. For example, a fraction slash might be used to separate a superscript numerator and a subscript denominator, while a division slash might separate full-height numerals. In this scheme, the solidus would be used for textual rather than numerical content (and/or).