abbadon420@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe word "slyly" looks very aesthetically pleasing. What are other handsome words (any language)?message-squaremessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down18
arrow-up1149arrow-down1message-squareThe word "slyly" looks very aesthetically pleasing. What are other handsome words (any language)?abbadon420@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-squarethawed_caveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoThe word dumb is almost perfectly symmetrical, at least d and b are, and i really like it. Depends on the typeface of course. You can have a perfectly symmetrical set of letters by writing “dunb” but that’s not a word
minus-squarethawed_caveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoNo, p is like a d that was rotated 180°, whereas b is like a d that was flipped horizontally. Though i do now realize that the same is true for u and n, my mistake, still looks neat
The word
dumb
is almost perfectly symmetrical, at least d and b are, and i really like it. Depends on the typeface of course.
You can have a perfectly symmetrical set of letters by writing “dunb” but that’s not a word
Wouldn’t it need to be “dunp”?
No, p is like a d that was rotated 180°, whereas b is like a d that was flipped horizontally.
Though i do now realize that the same is true for u and n, my mistake, still looks neat