Gregory's Server@hongminhee But why? If the character looks different, why wouldn't it be represented by a different codepoint?
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 @hongminhee But why? If the character looks different, why wouldn't it be represented by a different codepoint? 1 comment
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@jernej__s Because they are the same characters, even though they look slightly different. “Unicode encodes characters, not glyphs.” —Unicode FAQ. It's like Arabic numeral 7 is encoded as a single codepoint whether it has an extra horizontal line drawn across it or not.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Hand_Written_7.svg