To enter a long s in text in InDesign or Illustrator, type a regular lowercase s and select it. But when you’re aiming for an historical look and feel, go for it! Use the long s and its variants judiciously, as today’s readers are apt to read a long s as an f. ![]() The two and three-letter long s ligatures are most often categorized as Standard Ligatures, while the single version is usually classified as a Historical Form. The lower two lines illustrate the different designs of the Roman (upright) and Italic versions of the long s.īecause OpenType fonts can accommodate thousands of characters, the long s is popping up again in some typefaces. In this setting of Adobe Caslon Pro, the top line uses the modern lowercase short s (traditionally called the miniscule s). Both the long and short forms of the lowercase s were used up until about 1800, after which they went out of fashion in most printing. The italic form of the long s usually lacks the crossbar entirely. In its upright form, it looks like f without the right side of the crossbar. ![]() This mysterious character is not an f but a long s, which derived from the old Roman cursive medial s. Ever wonder what’s the purpose of the character that looks like a lowercase f with a short crossbar? And why is it in some fonts but not others?
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