Letter s · secretary hand
Figure-8 s
Also called B-shaped s, 8-shaped s
Unit 2common
A round s written as a closed figure 8 or a small B.
Model letter
Write it
Watch the quill write the figure-8 s, trace it stroke by stroke, then copy it. Scribes wrote it in 2 ways; the usual one comes first.
In practice lines
Every round s below was checked by hand. They are not yet sorted by form, so some show another round s.
Practice lines drawn in period hands
Don’t confuse it with
Practise this letter Unit 2 · Round s, and where each s goes
Write itWatch, trace and copy