wug puzzle

written 14 March 2025

someone asked me to help make a program to typeset "wugs" for them. apparently for a puzzle. it's pretty hilarious, check this out:

./wugs.pdf

// setup code
#let bird(body) = {
    image("wug.png", height: 6em)
    place(
    dx: -20pt, 
    dy: -25pt
    )[#text(font: "Libertinus Serif", body, size: 14pt)]
}

#let birds(x) = {
    let xx = x.map(it => [
    #image("wug.png", height: 6em)
        #place(
            dx: -20pt, 
            dy: -25pt
        )[#text(font: "Libertinus Serif", it, size: 14pt)]
    ])
    
    xx.join([,])
}

// examples

${ #bird[tɹ̝̊], #bird[t̪θ], ... }$

$A subset.eq { #birds(("ʡʢ","dʑ","tꞎ")) }$

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