ꟙ


ꟙ U+A7D9, ꟙ
LATIN SMALL LETTER SIGMOID S
[unassigned: U+A7DA–U+A7F1]
← Ꟙ
[U+A7D8] 		Latin Extended-D ꟲ →
[U+A7F2]

Translingual

Alternative forms

⟨Ꟙ⟩ may vary in appearance from a Greek σ to a digit 6.

Letter

ꟙ (upper Ꟙ, lower ꟙ)

  1. "Sigmoid s". A medieval form of the letter s, used in Middle English, Middle Scots and Middle Cornish.

Usage notes

Usage varies. In some manuscripts, sigmoid ⟨ꟙ⟩ appears in word-final position and long ⟨ſ⟩ elsewhere; in others, sigmoid ⟨ꟙ⟩ appears in word-initial position, long ⟨ſ⟩ medially and ⟨s⟩ word-finally. Or scribes may vary the forms apparently randomly.

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