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The symbol '''º''' is a masculine [[ordinal indicator]], used in [[Portuguese (language)|Portuguese]], [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]] and [[Italian (language)|Italian]]. It is a [[superscript]] lowercase ''[[o]]'', which is the masculine adjective's ending. For example, "primero" (meaning "first") is written as 1º or 1<sup>o</sup>, the same way it is written in [[English (language)|English]] as 1<sup>st</sup>. |
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The symbol '''º''', '''<sup>o</sup>''', or '''<sup><u>o</u></sup>''', is a masculine [[ordinal indicator]] used to denote [[ordinal number]]s in [[Portuguese (language)|Portuguese]], [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]] and [[Italian (language)|Italian]]. The indicator is a [[superscript]] lowercase [[o]], which is the masculine ending for an [[adjective]] in the three languages, and may be underlined. It is often confused with the [[degree (symbol)|degree symbol]] (°), but the border of the circle in the degree symbol has a uniform width while in most [[typeface]]s the sides of the indicator have a thicker border than the top and bottom. For example, 1<sup>st</sup> (first) in [[English (language)|English]] is written as 1º (primero). |
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It is often confused with the [[degree (symbol)|degree]] symbol (°), whose circle's border has uniform width; whereas in most fonts, the ordinal indicator has thick borders on the sides in some fonts, and may be underlined, such as <sup><u>o</u></sup>. |
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The [[World Wide Web Consortium]] and the [[Unicode Consortium]] have [[deprecate]]d the the use of the character º whenever superscript [[markup]] is available.[http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr20/] For example, in [[XHTML]] <code>12<sup>o</sup></code> should be used instead of <code>12º</code>. |
The [[World Wide Web Consortium]] and the [[Unicode Consortium]] have [[deprecate]]d the the use of the character º whenever superscript [[markup]] is available.[http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr20/] For example, in [[XHTML]] <code>12<sup>o</sup></code> should be used instead of <code>12º</code>. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[ª|Feminine ordinal indicator]] (or ª, a [[superscript]] [[a]]) |
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Revision as of 23:52, 29 March 2005
The symbol º, o, or o, is a masculine ordinal indicator used to denote ordinal numbers in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian. The indicator is a superscript lowercase o, which is the masculine ending for an adjective in the three languages, and may be underlined. It is often confused with the degree symbol (°), but the border of the circle in the degree symbol has a uniform width while in most typefaces the sides of the indicator have a thicker border than the top and bottom. For example, 1st (first) in English is written as 1º (primero).
The World Wide Web Consortium and the Unicode Consortium have deprecated the the use of the character º whenever superscript markup is available.[1] For example, in XHTML 12<sup>o</sup> should be used instead of 12º.
See also
- Feminine ordinal indicator (or ª, a superscript a)