Uxellodunum on Nostr: Just because there isn't a standard UTF-8 symbol (yet) doesn't mean ₿ is the ...
Just because there isn't a standard UTF-8 symbol (yet) doesn't mean ₿ is the correct answer either.
₿ is widely known to refer to Bitcoin, not sats.
You're, at this point in time, more prone to find someone that knows the symbol depicted below to mean sats, than ₿ - That's the current reality, that's how things evolved, for better or worse.
I think it's one of those "pick your battles" situations - Given how entrenched it is at this point, it's worth really asking yourself what has more worth - Fighting against this particular current, or putting energy into things that improve the current UX landscape.
Well-known sats symbol, as used in Snort.social:
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2024-11-22 18:38:01Event JSON
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