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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.
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+| 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                |