ẞ

See also: ß and Appendix:Variations of "S"
ẞ U+1E9E, ẞ
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SHARP S
← ẝ
[U+1E9D] 		Latin Extended Additional ẟ →
[U+1E9F]

German

Letter

ẞ (lowercase ß)

  1. (uncommon) Constructed capital form of ß, used in certain publications and proper names when set in all caps.
    Synonyms: SS, SZ, ß, großes Eszett

Usage notes

ẞ has been part of the official German orthography since June 2017[1]. It was however occasionally used before (and for example even by some editions of the Duden entitled DER GROẞE DUDEN).

See also

References
  1. 2017 June 29, Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung, “Amtliches Regelwerk der deutschen Rechtschreibung aktualisiert”, in Pressemitteilung‎:
    Sie lassen die Verwendung des Großbuchstabens „ẞ“ neben „SS“ zu, was insbesondere für die korrekte Schreibung von Eigennamen in Pässen und Ausweisen wichtig ist, […]
    (please add an English translation of this quote)

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