S
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ess (pronounced ), plural esses.
Extends: [ISO basic Latin letters](https://wikipedia.org.ai/ISO basic Latin letters)
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | S |
| Letter | Text | S s |
| Variations | Text | ſ |
| Script | Text | Latin script |
| Typedesc | Text | logographic |
| Language | Text | Latin language |
| Unicode | Text | U+0053, U+0073 |
| Alphanumber | Text | 19 |
| Fam2 | Text | Shamash.svg |
| Fam3 | Text | Proto-semiticS-01.svg |
| Fam4 | Text | Proto-canaaniteŠ01.svg |
| Fam5 | Text | Phoenician_sin.svg |
| Fam6 | Text | Σ |
| Fam7 | Text | 𐌔 |
| Usageperiod | Text | c. 700 BCE to present |
| Associates | Text | s(x), sh, sz |
| Direction | Text | Left-to-right |
| Image | Text | Latin_letter_S.svg |
| Imageclass | Text | skin-invert-image |