The Accent Letters

ş S with cedilla

ş
NameS with cedilla
UppercaseŞ
UnicodeU+015F (Latin Small Letter S With Cedilla)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeş or ş
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 015F with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut015F then Alt+X
LaTeX\c{s}
CSS / JavaScript\015F / \u015F
UTF-8 bytesC5 9F
URL encoded%C5%9F

ş is the letter s with the cedilla, used in Turkish. A small hook under a letter. ç gives a soft s sound in French, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish and Albanian; Turkish also uses ş, and Latvian uses ģ, ķ, ļ, ņ.

How to type ş on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 015F (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Turkish keyboard
AndroidAdd Turkish keyboard
Microsoft Word015F then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 015f, Space
HTMLş
LaTeX\c{s}
Excel=UNICHAR(351)

Used in these languages

Turkish

About the cedilla

See every letter with the cedilla.

Other accented s letters

ß Sharp s (eszett)š s with caronś s with acuteŝ s with circumflexș s with comma belowṣ s with dot belowȿ s with swash tailṡ s with dot aboveṥ s with acute and dot aboveṧ s with caron and dot aboveṩ s with dot below and dot aboveAll S accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ş on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 015F with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ş?

ş is U+015F, named LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH CEDILLA. In HTML write ş.

Which languages use ş?

Turkish.