By default, the name (print name) of a symbol is a string in uppercase letters.

(symbol-name 'Hi)
;;;=> "HI"

If you create a symbol from a string, you generaly should use a string in
uppercase letters. Creating the symbol bar :

(intern "BAR")
;;;1.=> BAR
;;;2.=> NIL

Notice:

(intern "Bar")
;;;1.=> B\a\r
;;;2.=> NIL
(intern "BaR")
;;;1.=> B\aR
;;;2.=> NIL

(eq (intern "BB") (intern "bB"))
;;;=> NIL

(eq (intern "BAR") (intern "BAR"))
;;;=> T




Francis
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