Ohhh!... or is it zero?

Question

Is it just me? I occasionally have to type in registration keys, make registry changes to Windows and the like manually (when copy and paste is not an option). I recently had to submit a serial number for my Dell laptop battery and differentiating between 'zero' and the letter 'O' was not obvious (Dell warned it wouldn't be). Sometimes the number of different permutations I have to try before I get a code right proves very frustrating. There was a time when zero had a diagonal line through it to distinguish it: when did they do away with that, and why? Meanwhile, I have to remove my battery as it seems to be one of those on Dell's 'most wanted' list...

fudgieguys · Answer

The letter o is short and kind of fat looking. The zero 0 is elongated and thin. See it that helps.

Windows General

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