I'm a graphic designer and avoid it like the plague. Because the bottom extends to the descender instead of the baseline, it always looks misaligned.
https://i.imgur.com/FiFKomt.png
The best titles are the ones that don‘t gratuitously include the site name. It‘s a real annoyance when using the HN bookmarklet.
I've always called it the Pipe character.. anyone else? Never heard it called the Vertical Bar before.
I'm a graphic designer and avoid it like the plague. Because the bottom extends to the descender instead of the baseline, it always looks misaligned.
https://i.imgur.com/FiFKomt.png