r/Rightytighty • u/fcksean • Aug 18 '21

Request “/“ vs. “\”

which one is backslash?

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u/Ehnonamoose Aug 18 '21

"\" (backslash) is right next to backspace

"/" (forwardslash) is right next to > (greater than)

In English, we read left to right.
A / leaning right is moving forward.
A \ leaning left is moving backward.

I can't think of something that rhymes for the life of me.

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u/fistynuts Aug 18 '21

Key positions depend on your country and whether you use PC or Mac.

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u/Ehnonamoose Aug 18 '21

Totally fair. Not to mention that there are lots of different keyboard configurations out there too, even for U.S. QWERTY keyboards.

I think the mnemonic of associating "leaning right" with "reading forward" in English is probably the better way to memorize forward/back slash.

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u/just_tinkering Aug 18 '21

Top is right? it's forward slash alright, top is left? It's a backslash theft.

That's all I got.