Simple to enter Unicode character that would sort after Z in most cases?
On a Mac, these are the only characters I can type using a US keyboard (with and without shift and option modifiers) that sort below Z and z:
- Ω (option+z)
- π (option+p)
- µ (option+m)
- (shift+option+k)
It seems like omega and then pi are the best options for cross-platform compatibility.
On Windows, none of these options work because they all sort before A.
A solution I ended up using is an Arabic character:
ٴ This folder comes after
zin windows
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A Tilde '~' is ASCII code 126.
This comes after all the standard English usage characters and would therefore out-sort a 'Z' of any case.
It would not out-sort other special characters, however ASCII or unicode sequencing is not sufficient to cover international sorts in any context.
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