Esh (letter)

This article is about the letter ʃ ("esh"). For the IPA symbol, see voiceless postalveolar fricative. For the letter esh 𐑇 in the Deseret alphabet, see Deseret alphabet.
Not to be confused with ezh, the letter's voiced counterpart; the letter ſ (the "long s"); the integral symbol (∫); or the Greek letter sigma (Σ).
Esh
Ʃ ʃ
(See below)
S in the forms of cursive writing
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values[ʃ]
/ˈɛʃ/
In UnicodeU+01A9, U+0283
History
Development
Time period1847 to present
DescendantsNone
Sisters

Disputed:

Variations(See below)
Other
Associated graphss(x), sh, š
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Esh (majuscule: Ʃ Unicode U+01A9, minuscule: ʃ Unicode U+0283) is a character used in phonology to represent the voiceless postalveolar fricative (English ⟨sh⟩, as in "ship").