Draft:Sigmoid S

Sigmoid S
Sigmoid S
Ꟙ ꟙ
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabet
Language of origin	Latin language
In Unicode	U+A7D8, U+A7D9
History
Development	Σ σ ς ς 𐌔 S s Ꟙ ꟙ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Other
	This page contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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This article is about Sigmoid S. For the other variant of S, see ſ.

Not to be confused with σ, ᵹ, or ẟ.

Sigmoid S (majuscule:Ꟙ, minuscule:Ꟙ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from S with the addition of a loop to make it look like a lowercase Sigma (Σ σ ς). It is a medieval form of the letter S, used in Middle English, Middle Scots, and Middle Cornish.^[1]

Usage

The usage for this letter can vary. In some manuscripts, ꟙ is used in word-final position and Long S (ſ) elsewhere. In others, ꟙ appears in word-initial position, ſ medially and s word-finally. Scribes may vary the forms randomly.^[2]

Encoding

Its Unicode codepoints are U+A7D8 Ꟙ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SIGMOID S and U+A7D9 ꟙ LATIN SMALL LETTER SIGMOID S.

Character information
Preview	Ꟙ		Ꟙ
Unicode name	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SIGMOID S		LATIN SMALL LETTER SIGMOID S
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	42968	U+A7D8	42969	U+A7D8

References

^ "ꟙ", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2024-02-04, retrieved 2024-04-18
^ "ꟙ", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2024-02-04, retrieved 2024-04-18

[1] "ꟙ", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2024-02-04, retrieved 2024-04-18

[2] "ꟙ", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2024-02-04, retrieved 2024-04-18

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