page_title: Long s
hierarchical_section_title: Long s
caption_attribution_description: English: Part of the first line the US Bill of Rights showing a long s: “[Con]greſs of” (“[Con]gress of”).
context_page_description: The long s is an archaic form of the lower case letter s. It replaced the single s, or one or both of the letters s in a double s. The long s is the basis of the first half of the grapheme of the German alphabet ligature letter ß, which is known as the Eszett. The modern letterform is known as the short, terminal, or round s.
context_section_description: The long s (ſ) is an archaic form of the lower case letter s. It replaced the single s, or one or both of the letters s in a double s (e.g. "ſinfulneſs" for "sinfulness" and "poſſeſs" for "possess"). The long s is the basis of the first half of the grapheme of the German alphabet ligature letter ß, which is known as the Eszett. The modern letterform is known as the short, terminal, or round s.
caption: An italicized long s used in the word "Congress" in the United States Bill of Rights
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