ß Latin Small Letter Sharp S
“Latin Small Letter Sharp S” description
Alternative names
This glyph is also known under the following names or aliases:
- Eszett
Notes
- German
- uppercase is "SS"
- nonstandard uppercase is ẞ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SHARP S
- typographically the glyph for this character can be based on a ligature of ſ LATIN SMALL LETTER LONG S with either s LATIN SMALL LETTER S or with an old-style glyph for z LATIN SMALL LETTER Z (the latter similar in appearance to ʒ LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH). Both forms exist interchangeably today.
Related glyphs
Below is a list of other glyphs that are related to this one:
“Latin Small Letter Sharp S” on various operating systems
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