S̩
{{short description|Latin letter S with vertical tick below}}
{{onesource|date=December 2009}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
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S̩ (minuscule: s̩) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from S with the addition of a vertical line below it. It is used in Yoruba when written in Nigeria to represent the sound {{IPAblink|ʃ}} (like English "sh").{{Cite web |title=S {{!}} Letter, History, Etymology, & Pronunciation {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/S-letter |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}
The line is sometimes replaced by a dot, i.e. Ṣ ṣ.
{{IPA|[s̩]}} is also the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol for a syllabic "s" sound.
Computer encoding
Unicode does not include precomposed characters for S̩ s̩ — they should be represented with a combining character, which may not align properly or may display as squares in some fonts. Nevertheless, the sequence of base character + combining diacritic is given a unique name.
In Unicode:
- S̩: {{unichar|0053|LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S|html=|size=100%}} + {{unichar|0329|COMBINING VERTICAL LINE BELOW|html=|size=100%}}
- s̩: {{unichar|0073|LATIN SMALL LETTER S|html=|size=100%}} + {{unichar|0329|COMBINING VERTICAL LINE BELOW|html=|size=100%}}