{"id":4806,"date":"2026-03-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/?p=4806"},"modified":"2026-03-13T11:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:43:08","slug":"digitip-85-i-or-l-avoid-getting-tricked-%f0%9f%94%8d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2026\/03\/17\/digitip-85-i-or-l-avoid-getting-tricked-%f0%9f%94%8d\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitip 85 &#8211; I or l: Avoid getting tricked \ud83d\udd0d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Imagine, for a moment, this harrowing scenario:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><code>Hi, here's the important code you requested:<br>                  <\/code><strong>Az3971InwlI1mkEnDIWnl11Il<\/strong><code><br><br>You'll have to enter this manually, using a remote control, one character at a time.<br>The input field will reset after 60 seconds, so better move fast.<br>Oh, and one last thing...<br>Some of those are lower-case Ls, and some are upper-case Is.<br><br>Good luck!<br>               - Serious Business Co.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s impossible. It&#8217;s insurmountable. You&#8217;re doomed.<br>Unless&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charactercounter.com\/i-or-l-checker\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/charactercounter.com\/i-or-l-checker\">I or L Checker<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using this site, you can see which characters in some text are I, L, or 1.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"916\" height=\"476\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2026\/03\/Untitled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4807\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The code from before being seen through the web tool, with different letters highlighted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(All in all, this is a pretty silly one. Still though, it&#8217;s helped me out at least twice in my life! 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