Small long s

ſ is the Unicode character “LATIN SMALL LETTER LONG S” (U+017F). It belongs to the Latin Extended A block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

ſ codes

UnicodeCode point U+017F
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ſ
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ſ
CSSFor the CSS content property \017F
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u017F
PythonEscape in Python strings \u017F
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %C5%BF
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 C5 BF
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 017F

How to type ſ

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “small long s”.

In Microsoft Word, type 017F and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “small long s”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+017F. Every format is on the small long s page.

About ſ

Unicode name
LATIN SMALL LETTER LONG S
Code point
U+017F (383)
Block
Latin Extended A
Category
Lowercase Letter
Unicode version
1.1