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Insular S

Insular form of the letter S (Ꞅ)

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The letter (minuscule: ) is an Insular script form of the letter S. It is encoded in Unicode at U+A784 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER INSULAR S and U+A785 LATIN SMALL LETTER INSULAR S.

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.

Evolution of the Insular s from sigma: ς-s-ʃ-ſ-ꞅ
Evolution of the Insular s from sigma: ς-s-ʃ-ſ-ꞅ
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