On 2024-09-16 6:02 PM, Asmus Freytag via Unicode wrote:
On 9/16/2024 12:54 AM, Marius Spix via Unicode wrote:
There is no semantic difference whether ® is superscripted or not, so
that would be a stylistic choice, which can be translated into markup
like {\super ®} or<sup>®</sup>.
That's an interesting assertion in the light of the fact that the mark
is predominantly used to annotate words, not to stand for the word in
a sentence.
If there is a semantic difference, then direct encoding of the variant
seems warranted. If there is no semantic difference, then this
discussion seems moot.
I would argue that using a shape that reflect that most common use is
the one that is appropriate for plain text.
Legibility is appropriate for plain-text. It's a design choice best
left to font designers. If the glyph looks like an encircled dot at
normal text sizes, then a larger glyph would get the job done.
