How to tell the difference between slash and backslash

2 April 2010

jordanlund 4 points 1 year ago[-] Confession time… I always get confused about which one is the slash and which one is the backslash. I end up calling them “the one on the question mark” and “the one not on the question mark”. Or / and \ for short.

zem 45 points 1 year ago[-] Here’s a simple trick: \ leans back / leans forward

grantrules 27 points 1 year ago[-] _ is a slash that got tired and lay down.

jmkogut 23 points 1 year ago[-] | is a slash that stands up straight.

[deleted] 27 points 1 year ago* [-] ( is a slash that got bent out of shape ^ is a slash that got pinched in the middle % is a forward slash with two dots on it # is four slashes that crossed paths ~ is a slash that had too much to drink

gaoshan 24 points 1 year ago*[-] ! is a slash that wears a hat and a sock. i is the same slash doing a handstand. ? is the same slash but very old and wrinkled. . is a slash that collapsed into a dot. `. is a slash that lost its soul. {*} is something you don’t want to see. Not a slash at all.

jmkogut 2 points 1 year ago[-] The dots on the percent sign <3 AND THE FOUR SLASHES THAT CROSSED PATHS <3

knome 8 points 1 year ago* [-] T is a horizontal slash that needs a vertical one to support it.

jmkogut 0 points 1 year ago[-] Wow. I never NOTICED THAT BEFORE

embretr 9 points 12 months ago* [-] slash, seen from the pointy end