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U+055F joins the case ignorable set

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Jaideep Pyne tiagoefmoraes kevinschweikert
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Jaideep Pyne @jaideeppyne 2 cited tiagoefmoraes @tiagoefmoraes 1 cited kevinschweikert @kevinschweikert 1 cited

Elixir now skips the Armenian abbreviation mark in Greek final sigma scans, fixing String.downcase/2 and String.capitalize/2 edge cases.

Elixir's hardcoded case ignorable set now includes U+055F ARMENIAN ABBREVIATION MARK [1]. Previously, `case_context/1` returned `:other` for U+055F, so the Final_Sigma context scan stopped at it instead of skipping it [2]. This affected `String.downcase/2` and `String.capitalize/2` in `:greek` mode on both sides of the Final_Sigma rule [1]. The change aligns with the UCD properties Word_Break=MidLetter and Case_Ignorable [2]. In Phoenix, a docs and chore rename of the `secret` argument to `salt` in the token module aligns the argument name with what `sign/4` and `verify/4` already call it, matching the moduledocs which describe it as a "cryptographic salt" [3]. This is a cosmetic rename, not a behavior change. The CaptureLog formatter test was simplified [4], a test-only change with no runtime impact.

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What shipped in Elixir & Phoenix on August 31, 2026?
Elixir now skips the Armenian abbreviation mark in Greek final sigma scans, fixing String.downcase/2 and String.capitalize/2 edge cases. In total, 3 commits and 3 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Elixir & Phoenix on August 31, 2026?
3 developers shipped this update, including tiagoefmoraes, Jaideep Pyne, and kevinschweikert.
What were the notable Elixir & Phoenix updates?
Add U+055F to the case ignorable set (#15812), Add U+055F to the case ignorable set, and chore: rename secret to salt (#6813).
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