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 i like the full-unicode syntax better so i use it in examples, but it's not _mandatory_. you can give the compiler the `--ascii` flag to print error messages this way.
 
-| what                    | full unicode        | ascii only            |
-|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
-| type universe           | ★, ★¹               | Type, Type1 or Type^1 |
-| universe displacement   | f¹                  | f^1                   |
-| natural type            | ℕ                   | Nat                   |
-| ω suffix on keywords    | caseω, defω, etc    | case#, def#, …        |
-| function types          | ω.(a : A) → B a     | #.(a : A) -> B a      |
-| function values         | λ x ⇒ e             | fun x => e            |
-| pair types              | (a : A) × B a       | (a : A) ** B a        |
-| case expressions        | case … of { p ⇒ e } | case … of { p => e }  |
-| equality types          | a ≡ b : A           | a == b : A            |
-| equality proofs         | δ i ⇒ e             | dfun i => e           |
-| inline type annotations | e ∷ A               | e :: A                |
+| what                    | full unicode          | ascii only                  |
+|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
+| type universes          | `★`; `★¹`             | `Type`; `Type1` or `Type^1` |
+| universe displacement   | `f¹`                  | `f^1`                       |
+| natural type            | `ℕ`                   | `Nat`                       |
+| ω suffix on keywords    | `caseω`, `defω`, etc  | `case#`, `def#`, …          |
+| function types          | `ω.(a : A) → B a`     | `#.(a : A) -> B a`          |
+| function values         | `λ x ⇒ e`             | `fun x => e`                |
+| pair types              | `(a : A) × B a`       | `(a : A) ** B a`            |
+| case expressions        | `case … of { p ⇒ e }` | `case … of { p => e }`      |
+| equality types          | `a ≡ b : A`           | `a == b : A`                |
+| equality proofs         | `δ i ⇒ e`             | `dfun i => e`               |
+| inline type annotations | `e ∷ A`               | `e :: A`                    |