S

This article is about the nineteenth letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see S (disambiguation). "Ess" redirects here. For other uses, see Ess (disambiguation).

S
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ſ
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values
In UnicodeU+0053, U+0073
Alphabetical position19
History
Development
Time periodc. 700 BCE to present
Descendants
Sisters
Variationsſ
Other
Associated graphss(x), sh, sz
Writing directionLeft-to-right

S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ess (pronounced /ˈɛs/ ⓘ), plural esses.

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