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Donald Knuth's 1980 paper on the letter 'S' provides significant insights into its typographic design.

TypographyScienceEducationMay 21, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses Donald Knuth's 1980 paper on the letter 'S' and links to a PDF and a HN discussion. The posts are reposts of the same content without additional commentary.

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Donald Knuth's 1980 paper on the letter 'S' provides significant insights into its typographic design.
Parent: TypographyEntity: Letter S designImpact: positiveDate: May 21, 2026Target: Donald Knuth's 1980 paper on the letter 'S'

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The Letter S, by Donald Knuth (1980) [pdf] Link: https://gwern.net/doc/design/typography/1980-knuth.pdf Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48216016
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The Letter S, by Donald Knuth (1980) [pdf] https://gwern.net/doc/design/typography/1980-knuth.pdf https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48216016
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The Letter S, by Donald Knuth (1980) [pdf] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48216016 #hackernews #tech
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