My favorite ASCII character has to be the pipe: |.
- It is immediately recognizable as a separator, an orthographic scythe.
- In that capacity, It is more unassuming than the forward slash /.
- It's right there on the keyboard, an underdog key, coupled with the wretched blackslash.
- It is the tallest, lankiest character on the keyboard, taller than uppercase i and even taller than the square bracket: I [ ) |
- It has a cool, monosyllabic plosive moniker.
- Why not make the pipe your favorite ASCII character, too?