ẞ

See also: ß 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 (lowercase ß)

  1. (uncommon) Constructed capital form of ß, used in certain publications and proper names when set in all caps.
    Synonyms: SS, SZ, ß, großes Eszett

Usage notes

ẞ has been part of the official German orthography since June 2017[1]. It was however occasionally used before (and for example even by some editions of the Duden entitled DER GROẞE DUDEN).

See also

References

  1. ↑
    2017 June 29, Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung, “Amtliches Regelwerk der deutschen Rechtschreibung aktualisiert”, in Pressemitteilung‎:
    Sie lassen die Verwendung des Großbuchstabens „ẞ“ neben „SS“ zu, was insbesondere für die korrekte Schreibung von Eigennamen in Pässen und Ausweisen wichtig ist, […]

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