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by zokier 2881 days ago
Huh, Edge does really weird thing with that site; it shows punycode in the addressbar, but decodes it in the "website information" box that pops up when you click the lock icon:

https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/HxdrkES.png

In comparison Firefox (for better or worse) consistently decodes it until you reach the certificate details window (which is like 4 levels deep in clicking)

https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/HxdsqId.png

But Edge (and IE apparently) have another trick in their sleeve, something that I really wish Firefox would also adapt in some way: small icon that shows that it is IDN:

https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/HxdtJGD.png

Sure, it is pretty insignificant and kinda difficult to notice, so probably won't help much against scammers. But I think it is still pretty neat.