[sdiy] Why are 7-segment LED displays oblique?

[Michael Zacherl]

> The dot might be part of the explanation, perhaps.
> 
> But that colon would be quite malformed with its upper dot at the very top. I've never seen such a time display colon. :-)

What’s the extra dot on the the top right side before the last digit on this module?

https://www.pollin.de/images/600x600x90/I121534.1-LED-Anzeige-SHARLIGHT-CM4-040520L-10-mm-4-Digit.jpg

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