The Curiosity of Diacritics and the Miracle of Printing

These days, we don’t think much about the existence of diacritics, or accent marks. They’re just a means to convey our messages to one another. In a publishing (or broader communications) landscape that has become so digitally focused, all we have to do is tap and hold a key on our computer or smartphone’s keyboard, and the option to select a letter specific to another language appears. Easy.

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