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[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In print, yes, in hand written maths I don't mind the line

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Until there's a lowercase L, or you're taking the absolute value of something ...

[–] toynbee@piefed.social 2 points 14 hours ago

I don't really handwrite anything these days, but my brother always taught me to put a little upturned curve at the bottom of letters to differentiate them from similar-looking numbers.