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Challenges Create an Alphabet Diamond

Canvas, 10 7 6 bytes Z[]/┼┼ Try it here! Creates the top portion, centers it, and mirrors it. -3 bytes from dzaima's hint. -1, found the 6 byter! Explanation Z[]/++ Z push the al...

posted 3y ago by Razetime‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Razetime‭

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#3: Post edited by user avatar Razetime‭ · 2021-02-11T14:56:11Z (over 3 years ago)
  • # [Canvas](https://github.com/dzaima/Canvas), <SUP><del>10</del></SUP> 7 [bytes](https://github.com/dzaima/Canvas/blob/master/files/chartable.md)
  • Z[│]r──
  • [Try it here!](https://dzaima.github.io/Canvas/?u=JXVGRjNBJXVGRjNCJXUyNTAyJXVGRjNEJXVGRjUyJXUyNTAwJXUyNTAw,v=8)
  • Creates the top portion, centers it, and mirrors it.
  • -3 bytes from dzaima's hint.
  • ## Explanation
  • ```
  • Z[|]r--
  • Z push the alphabet
  • [ ] map each prefix to
  • | itself palindromized
  • r center it
  • -- mirror downwards with 1 line overlap, without reflecting letters
  • # [Canvas](https://github.com/dzaima/Canvas), <SUP><del>10 7</del></SUP> 6 [bytes](https://github.com/dzaima/Canvas/blob/master/files/chartable.md)
  • Z[]/┼┼
  • [Try it here!](https://dzaima.github.io/Canvas/?u=JXVGRjNBJXVGRjNCJXVGRjNEJXVGRjBGJXUyNTNDJXUyNTND,v=8)
  • Creates the top portion, centers it, and mirrors it.
  • -3 bytes from dzaima's hint.
  • -1, found the 6 byter!
  • ## Explanation
  • ```
  • Z[]/++
  • Z push the alphabet
  • [] get all prefixes
  • / diagonalize by padding each line with one less than the previous
  • ++ Quad palindromize, without reflecting letters
#2: Post edited by user avatar Razetime‭ · 2021-02-10T15:07:52Z (over 3 years ago)
  • # [Canvas](https://github.com/dzaima/Canvas), 10 [bytes](https://github.com/dzaima/Canvas/blob/master/files/chartable.md)
  • Z[│]r─^∙V╋
  • [Try it here!](https://dzaima.github.io/Canvas/?u=JXVGRjNBJXVGRjNCJXUyNTAyJXVGRjNEJXVGRjUyJXUyNTAwJTVFJXUyMjE5ViV1MjU0Qg__,v=8)
  • Creates the top portion, centers it, and mirrors it.
  • ## Explanation
  • ```
  • Z[|]r-^.V+
  • Z push the alphabet
  • [ ] map each prefix to
  • | itself palindromized
  • r center it
  • - mirror downwards with 1 line overlap
  • ^.V+ replace '^' with 'V'
  • # [Canvas](https://github.com/dzaima/Canvas), <SUP><del>10</del></SUP> 7 [bytes](https://github.com/dzaima/Canvas/blob/master/files/chartable.md)
  • Z[│]r─
  • [Try it here!](https://dzaima.github.io/Canvas/?u=JXVGRjNBJXVGRjNCJXUyNTAyJXVGRjNEJXVGRjUyJXUyNTAwJXUyNTAw,v=8)
  • Creates the top portion, centers it, and mirrors it.
  • -3 bytes from dzaima's hint.
  • ## Explanation
  • ```
  • Z[|]r--
  • Z push the alphabet
  • [ ] map each prefix to
  • | itself palindromized
  • r center it
  • -- mirror downwards with 1 line overlap, without reflecting letters
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Razetime‭ · 2021-02-09T09:31:28Z (over 3 years ago)
# [Canvas](https://github.com/dzaima/Canvas), 10 [bytes](https://github.com/dzaima/Canvas/blob/master/files/chartable.md)
    Z[│]r─^∙V╋

[Try it here!](https://dzaima.github.io/Canvas/?u=JXVGRjNBJXVGRjNCJXUyNTAyJXVGRjNEJXVGRjUyJXUyNTAwJTVFJXUyMjE5ViV1MjU0Qg__,v=8)

Creates the top portion, centers it, and mirrors it.

## Explanation
```
Z[|]r-^.V+
Z          push the alphabet
 [ ]       map each prefix to
  |        itself palindromized
    r      center it
     -     mirror downwards with 1 line overlap
      ^.V+ replace '^' with 'V'