“ſ” U+017F: Latin Small Letter Long S

ſ Latin Small Letter Long S

U+017F
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ℹ️ About

The Long S (ſ) is a historical variant of the lowercase letter ‘s’. Common in Western typography until the late 18th century, it was used at the beginning or middle of words, while the ‘terminal s’ (s) was used at the end. It is technically a lowercase letter with the uppercase counterpart being ‘S’ (U+0053).

⚠️ Note: Do not confuse with f (Latin Small Letter F) or (Integral Symbol).

Codes

HTML ſ
CSS \017F
Python \u017F

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