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Insular S

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The letter (minuscule: ) is an Insular script form of the letter S. The uppercase is encoded in Unicode at U+A784,[1] and the lowercase is encoded at U+A785 [2]

Insular S
Ꞅ ꞅ
Usage
Writing systemLatin
History
Development
S s
  • Ꞅ ꞅ
Time period600s to 800s
Evolution of the Insular s from sigma: ς-s-ʃ-ſ-ꞅ

It should not be confused with the long-legged r, U+027C ɼ LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH LONG LEG, which is an obsolete IPA symbol.

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