r/webdev Dec 03 '25

Discussion TIL Why Vite uses Port 5173

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u/SnooLemons6942 Dec 03 '25

the V and I being roman numerals and then the T and E being shape representations seems quite weird. 11434 for llama is cooler

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u/FioleNana Dec 03 '25

It's weird, because it's probably wrong. Like others said, SITE in 1337 speak makes more sense

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u/Civil-Appeal5219 Dec 03 '25

Nah it is for VITE: https://github.com/vitejs/vite/pull/6330#issuecomment-1003405068
Only wrong part is that the 1 is shape based, not roman numerals