XC

XC may refer to:

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Zero-width non-joiner

The zero-width non-joiner (ZWNJ) is a non-printing character used in the computerization of writing systems that make use of ligatures. When placed between two characters that would otherwise be connected into a ligature, a ZWNJ causes them to be printed in their final and initial forms, respectively. This is also an effect of a space character, but a ZWNJ is used when it is desirable to keep the words closer together or to connect a word with its morpheme.

The ZWNJ is encoded in Unicode as U+200C ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER (HTML ‌ · ‌).

Use of ZWNJ and unit separator for correct typography

In certain languages, the ZWNJ is necessary for unambiguously specifying the correct typographic form of a character sequence.

The ASCII control code unit separator was formerly used.

In the Biblical Hebrew example, the placement of the holam dot to the left of the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ is correct. If a dot were placed over the ⟨ו⟩, it would resemble ⟨עוֹנוֹת⟩, "seasons". In Modern Hebrew, there is no reason to use the ḥolam after the vav, and the ligature is not needed, so it is rarely used in Modern Hebrew typesetting.

0x10c

0x10c (stylized as 0x10^c and referred to as 10 to the C) is a sandbox science fiction video game previously under development by Mojang AB. It was announced on April 3, 2012, by Markus Persson, the game's lead designer. The game was eventually indefinitely postponed because Persson found several creative blocks, citing the main problem as "it not being very fun to play". Notch then stated he will instead, most likely continue to work on smaller projects for the rest of his life. The game has now been completely cancelled but a team of fans are working on their own version of the game.

The announced features include a fully working virtual computer, random encounters, an advanced economy system, and also single and multiplayer modes in a consistent universe, or "Multiverse". The game takes place in the year AD 281,474,976,712,644 after people start waking up from "deep sleep" caused by a bug in deep sleep cells that were released in 1988. (Note that 0x10^C in hexadecimal represents 16¹² in decimal, which equals 281,474,976,710,656, the number of years passed in story since 1988.)