<Table> <Tr> <Td> ẞ </Td> <Td> ß </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> ẞ </Td> <Td> ß </Td> </Tr> <P> In German orthography, the grapheme ß, called Eszett (IPA: (ɛsˈtsɛt)) or scharfes S (IPA: (ˈʃaɐ̯fəs ˈʔɛs), (ˈʃaːfəs ˈʔɛs)), in English "sharp S", represents the (s) phoneme in Standard German, specifically when following long vowels and diphthongs, while ss is used after short vowels . The name Eszett represents the German pronunciation of the two letters S and Z . </P> <P> It originates as the sz digraph as used in Old High German and Middle High German orthography, represented as a ligature of long s and tailed z in blackletter typography (sʒ), which became conflated with the ligature for long s and round s (ss) used in Roman type . </P>

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