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[–] Melkath@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yes, and as I just learned EASTERN Arabic numerals are a horse of a completely different color.

Its a good trick question.

English speakers are going to look for "English/British/UK" for the name of the characters they use.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_numerals

They are going to think that when you say Arabic, it means this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Arabic_numerals