What are the next two items?

Question

|=|, |=|, -|, |=, |=, |-|, =|, ..., ...

What are the last two symbols in this sequence?

Sorry for being so unclear. There's how I'd draw those symbols:

The pic is just for analogy, you still should end the original sequence, not this one.

Hint:

Duplication (first and second, forth and fifth) is not something you should look at in first place (not the primary logic).

Hint 2:

You meet these symbols in everyday life.

Hint 3:

Try to draw all the symbols on the paper, without spaces inside each symbol (i.e., each symbol with one solid line)

Does "last" actually mean "last"? That is, with those two symbols added is the sequence complete, or could it be continued on further? (Feel free not to answer; but if you intended "last" as a hint then it would be nice to know.) — Gareth McCaughan, Jun 08 '16 at 16:07
@Gareth Nice question; the sequence could be continued, though probably not uniquely. — nicael, Jun 08 '16 at 16:10
so this sequence(7+2 symbols) is unique, and after 9 symbols it can be continued not uniquely? — smriti, Jun 08 '16 at 18:17
@smriti Sort of, but after it's arguable, so I didn't require more than two symbols. — nicael, Jun 08 '16 at 18:18
@nicael According to the answer, shouldn't the sixth item be |_| instead of |-| — paste, Jun 09 '16 at 13:18
@paste I've used |-| for analogy - you move other parts, so you'll do that with this symbol. — nicael, Jun 09 '16 at 13:20

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 09 '16 at 08:34

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These are

the top halves of digits from 9 downwards on a 7-segment display

so the next two are, in the notation used here,

=|, |.

answered Jun 09 '16 at 08:34

Gareth McCaughan

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Yeeeey! That's great, it wasn't that clear without a pic... – nicael Jun 09 '16 at 08:38

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 08 '16 at 14:42

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My guess is: =| , |-

I think the sequence goes like: 2 same symbols, one unique, 2 same, one unique, 2 same, one unique.

Since the next have to be the same as the previous i just copy it. And the next i assume is this one |- because it's the opposite of the first unique element and they both completes to |=|.

answered Jun 08 '16 at 14:42

nyagolova

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Interesting, but it's not the rule the sequence follows (I didn't even think of that repetition). – nicael Jun 08 '16 at 14:54
Eh, I was sure the duplication matters :) So about to the third hint - does this mean I should draw the double horizontal lines (=) as one thicker line, and the single line as one thinner? – nyagolova Jun 09 '16 at 06:55
I've clarified the question :) – nicael Jun 09 '16 at 07:17

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