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What happens to the ampersand on the internet? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 1 year ago by SacredHeartAttack to c/explainlikeimfive
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I feel like whenever I see the ampersand on this website, it’s followed with “amp;”. I’ve noticed it other places on the internet also. Why does this happen? Is it some programming thing?

Just for a test: &

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lol, ok there might be a little more than what meets the eye, cuz when i type `&` (without amp;) it converted it to & !!

new challenge- try to get it to render a & instead of & inside of `` (or ``` ``` for bulk testing)

tried:

  • `&`
  • `&`
  • `&`
  • `&;`
  • `&<invisible character>`
  • `&divide;` still becomes `÷` weirdly enough

I kinda cheated cuz its not the same character... but I got it to show by using the japanese monospaced & (＆)

test: ＆

＆