Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters (2018)
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#21Peak rank
2Days on list
74Score · 7d
Nov 1, 2026First seen
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- 93
- Comments
- 56
- Submitted by
- n_plus_1_acc
- Posted
- Nov 1, 2026
- Site
- shkspr.mobi
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Trending history
Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters (2018) was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 1, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 84 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #21 of 30, reached on Nov 1, 16:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 11:52 UTC.
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Looks like HN broke the URL after submitting. Let's try again: https://ₛᵖ.ⓜ/ Here is the backup link: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2018/11/domain-hacks-with-unusual-u...
Tangentially related - 20+ years ago I managed to register a π domain under one of the primary TLDs. As in, the registration form was accepted and the fee was charged. Then, few days after they emailed to say that "due to technical difficulties" the registration can be registered and they have no choice but to…
Not sure why so many things use the compatibility form of normalisation. Some older RFCs even recommended using it for passwords, which needlessly reduces entropy (yes we need to normalise passwords because of combining characters, but we don’t need to collapse symbols that a user can choose from, like ſ and s). In…
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Is Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters (2018) trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 2, 11:52 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters (2018) reached?
#21 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 1, 16:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Domain hacks with unusual Unicode characters (2018) been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 1, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (84 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
93 points and 56 comments; submitted by n_plus_1_acc on Nov 1, 2026.