Befunge-98, 3 distinct characters
"++++++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"+++,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++,"+++++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++,"+++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++,"+++++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,"+++++,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"+++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++,"++++++,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"++++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++,"+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,"+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++,"++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++,"++,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++,"++++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,"+++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++,"+++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,"+++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++,"+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,"++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++,"+++,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"++++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++,"++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"+++,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++,"++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,"+++++++,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"++++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++,"+++++++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++++++,"++++,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++++,"+,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"+++,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++,
Using this Befunge-98 interpreter. At first, I joined the 4-character competition with an @
at the end to terminate . This program repeatedly outputs The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\r
, where the terminating \r
deletes the previous sentence. Therefore, the sentence is written once.
Befunge-98, 4 distinct characters (1047 characters in total)
"@@@,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"+++,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"@@@,,,,,,,,"++++++++++,"@+++,,,,"+++++++,"@@@+++,,,,,,,"++++++++++++,"@@+++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"++++++++++++++++++,"@@+,,,,,,,,,,"++++++++++++,"@+"+,"@@@,,,,,,,,"++++++++++,"@@++,,,,,,,,,"++++++++++++,"@++,,,,,"+++++++,"@@@+,,,"++++++,"@@@+,,,,,,,,,"++++++++++++,"@@@++,,"++++++,"@@@,,,,,,,,"++++++++++,"++,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"@@@+,,,"++++++,"@@@,,,,,,,,,,"++++++++++++,"@@@,,,,,,,,"++++++++++,"@@++,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"++++++++++++++++++,"@@@+++,,,,,,,"++++++++++++,"@@@+++,"++++++,"@@@,,,,"++++++,"@+,,,,,,"+++++++,"@@@,,,,,,,,"++++++++++,"@@@+,,,"++++++,"@@@++,,,,,,,,"++++++++++++,"+++,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"@++,,,,,"+++++++,"@@@,,,,,,,,"++++++++++,"@,,,,,,,"+++++++,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"+++,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"@@@,,,,,,,,"++++++++++,"@,"+,"@@+++,,,,,,,,"++++++++++++,"@++,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"@+++,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,"@@@,,,,,,,,"++++++++++,"@@,,,,,,,,,,,"++++++++++++,"@@@+,,,"++++++,"+,,,,,,,,,,,,,"+++++++++++++,@
The less cheaty version. This one terminates normally.
least-characters
an official criteria and tag, likecode-golf
\$\endgroup\$ – EAKAE Apr 18 '13 at 1:14