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:::::*In Wordpad, Alt+960 and Alt+0960 ''both'' produce a {{char|π}}, which is the correct Unicode character. The high-order zero doesn't matter.
:::::*Same counterexample. Alt+960 works just fine.
:::::*960 ≡
::::::*Peter M Brown edited his own comment to the above text, however his previous version makes mathematical sense: "960 ≡ 192 modulo 256, but in Word and Wordpad Alt+192 produces a {{char|└}}(per CP437) and Alt+0192 produces an {{char|À}} (per Unicode and CP1252). Modulo 256 has nothing to do with it." Basically the number 960 is irrelevant, the only interesting thing in the above statement is whether 448 turns into 448 or 192.[[User:Spitzak|Spitzak]] ([[User talk:Spitzak|talk]]) 19:42, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
:::::*Numbers greater than 62235 ''might'' not work? I've produced two cases of numbers that big that do work (one here and one in the article). Why is Spitzak so suspicious of the others?
::::I agree with {{u|John Maynard Friedman}}, above, that we should not confuse "the numeracy-challenged with incomprehensible talk of modulo 255," assuming that he really means 256. Spitzak evidently disagrees, as he has introduced such considerations into the article. However, [[Unicode input]] is, or should be, entirely concerned with Unicode input, with ways to produce characters when one knows their code points. Modulo 256, applicable to [[Notepad]], outgoing [[Gmail]]s, etc. could be discussed in the [[Alt code]] article, but it is not relevant here, because
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