guardian / guardian/grid

Ligatures confuse search

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Description

Try `search?query=%EF%AC%82ee` (or as it copies from photo description, `flee`) versus `search?query=flee`.

Related: https://github.com/guardian/grid/issues/1900

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Research direction

Reproduce the behavior with the two `search?query=` URLs in the issue, comparing the `flee` ligature with `flee`. Start at the search endpoint and trace how query text is handled; done means both queries return equivalent search results, with the related issue #1900 providing additional context.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
scala
Domain
search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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