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Are double underlines used for place names?

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Description

Proper noun marks. mentions that underlines are used for proper nouns.

I was researching Hmong orthographies and one source mentioned that single line underlines are for people's names, whereas place names use a double underline.

Is this the case for Chinese? If so, we should probably add information to the section.

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Start with the “Proper noun marks” section linked in the issue and research whether Chinese typography distinguishes people's names with a single underline and place names with a double underline. If confirmed, update that section with the sourced information; done means the section accurately documents the distinction or explains that it does not apply.

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Tech stack
html
Domain
documentation, internationalization
Issue type
Documentation
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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