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by jez 1285 days ago
The homepage lists the IPA

https://djot.net/

/dʒɑt/

/dʒ/ is like both the `j` and `dg` in english judge

/a/ is like the a in father in most American english dialects

/dʒɑt/ is also the complete IPA for the word "jot" (as in "to jot down") in American English

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jot

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So then why is it called "Djot" instead of "Jot?"
I would wager the answer is simply findability, although reducing the likelihood of trademark collisions is a nice benefit too.
maybe "žot" ? or "ʤot" ?