ẞ

See also: SS, ß, β, 阝, and Appendix:Variations of "S"

ẞ U+1E9E, ẞ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SHARP S ← ẝ [U+1E9D] Latin Extended Additional ẟ → [U+1E9F]

German

Letter

ẞ n (all caps, upper case SS, lower case ß)

1. (uncommon) A letter of the German alphabet, called großes Eszett and written in the Latin script; the constructed capital form of ß, used in certain publications and proper names when set in all caps.

   Synonyms: SS, SZ, ß

Usage notes

ẞ has been part of the official German orthography since June 2017. It was however occasionally used before (and for example even by some editions of the influential Duden dictionary entitled DER GROẞE DUDEN).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) Buchstabe; A a (Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s (ẞ ß), T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Further reading

• Capital ẞ on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Großes ß on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de