Editing SS (section)

===Graphical variants===
The recommendation of the [[Sulzbacher form]] (1903) was not followed universally in 20th-century printing. There were four distinct variants of {{angbr|ß}} in use in Antiqua fonts:
[[File:Sz modern.svg|class=skin-invert-image|thumb|Four forms of Antiqua Eszett: 1. ſs, 2. ſs ligature, 3. ſʒ ligature, 4. Sulzbacher form]]
#{{angbr|ſs}} without ligature, but as a single type, with reduced spacing between the two letters;
#the ligature of {{angbr|ſ}} and {{angbr|s}} inherited from the 16th-century Antiqua typefaces;
#a ligature of {{angbr|ſ}} and {{angbr|ʒ}}, adapting the blackletter ligature to Antiqua; and
#the Sulzbacher form.

The first variant (no ligature) has become practically obsolete. Most modern typefaces follow either 2 or 4, with 3 retained in occasional usage, notably in street signs in Bonn and Berlin. The design of modern {{angbr|ß}} tends to follow either the Sulzbacher form, in which {{angbr|ʒ}} (tailed z) is clearly visible, or else be made up of a clear ligature of {{angbr|ſ}} and {{angbr|s}}.<ref name="jamra"/>{{rp|2}}

[[File:ß handwritten sample.gif|thumb|Three contemporary handwritten forms of 'ß' demonstrated in the word {{lang|de|aß}}, {{nowrap|"(I/he/she/it)}} ate"]]
Use of typographic variants in street signs:
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File:WaldstraßePirna.JPG|Un[[typographic ligature|ligature]]d ſs variant in a street sign in [[Pirna]], Saxony
File:Berliner Straße.JPG| [[Antiqua (typeface class)|Antiqua]] form of the ſʒ ligature ([[Berlin]] street signs)
File:Schloßſtraße, Schloßhof - street signs in 2008.jpg| [[Blackletter]] form of the ſʒ ligature ([[Erfurt]] street signs)
File:Nürnberg Straße.jpg|[[#Sulzbacher form|Sulzbacher form]] ([[Nuremberg]] street signs)
File:MainzStrSchilder.jpg|Two distinct blackletter typefaces in [[Mainz]]. The red sign spells {{lang|de|Straße}} with ''ſs''; the blue sign uses the standard blackletter ''ſʒ'' ligature.
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[[File:Versal-Eszett-in-Webanwendung.png|thumb|alt=Screenshot of a web application with a button "SCHLIEẞEN" ("Close") using capital letters and capital ẞ. Above the button, a message says "Für Videoanrufe in Hangouts wird jetzt Google Meet verwendet. Weitere Informationen"|Capital ß in a web application]]
The inclusion of a capital {{angbr|ẞ}} in [[Unicode]] in 2008 revived the century-old debate among [[type design|typeface designers]] as to how such a character should be represented. The main difference in the shapes of {{angbr|ẞ}} in contemporary typefaces is the depiction with a diagonal straight line vs. a curved line in its upper right part, reminiscent of the ligature of [[Ezh|tailed z]] or of [[s|round s]], respectively. The code chart published by the Unicode Consortium favours the former possibility,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1E00.pdf|title=Latin Extended Additional}}</ref> which has been adopted by Unicode capable fonts including [[Arial]], [[Calibri]], [[Cambria (typeface)|Cambria]], [[Courier New]], [[DejaVu fonts|Dejavu Serif]], [[Liberation Sans]], [[Liberation Mono]], [[Linux Libertine]] and [[Times New Roman]]; the second possibility is more rare, adopted by [[DejaVu fonts|Dejavu Sans]]. Some fonts adopt a third possibility in representing {{angbr|ẞ}} following the Sulzbacher form of {{angbr|ß}}, reminiscent of the Greek {{angbr|[[β]]}} (beta); such a shape has been adopted by [[FreeSans]] and [[FreeSerif]], [[Liberation Serif]] and [[Verdana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/1e9e/fontsupport.htm|title=Latin Capital Letter Sharp S (U+1E9E) Font Support|website=fileformat.info}}</ref>