Friday, August 07, 2026

[foyujkfq] digits of base 20

we need 10 additional characters for digits of base 20.  let's choose them from the letters as hexadecimal does, but avoid similar looking characters:

A a similar to 4
B b similar to 8 and 6
C c 10
D d similar to 0
E e 11
F f 12
G g similar to 6 and 9
H h 13
I i similar to 1
J j 14
K k 15
L l similar to 1
M m 16
N n similar to h
O o similar to 0
P p similar to h
Q q similar to 0 and 9
R r similar to h
S s similar to 5
T t similar to J
U u 17
V v similar to U and R
W w 18
X x 19
Y y similar to X
Z z similar to 2

so

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
C E F H J K M U W X
c e f h j k m u w x

dyslexics might dislike having both 3 and E, but we are not fixing 2 and 5, nor the non-dyslexic similar characters 1 and 7, and 4 and 9.

lowercase h p n r v are all handwritten with similar motion, so we only include h.

other posts: base 20 English and French.  Plus Codes.

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