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		JadeNB on July 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on... I didn't know there was a Unicode code point for that! I'd always thought one should just use straight quotes for inches. Thanks!

avgcorrection on July 7, 2023 [–]

Straight quotes are acceptable too: https://practicaltypography.com/foot-and-inch-marks.html

JadeNB on July 8, 2023 | [–]

That was exactly the reference I turned up—though I (shamefully) didn't read far enough to see the mention of proper foot and inch marks, only the initial recommendation to use straight quotes.

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