Latin Capital Letter S With Acute Letter
Ś (U+015A) is the capital S with an acute accent, used in languages that require accented letters.
U+015A
Ś is a Latin Extended character: “S” with an acute accent. It is represented in Unicode as U+015A. Use it when accurate spelling and typography matter for languages that use this letter.
Latin Capital Letter S With Acute Letter Meaning
Ś (Unicode U+015A) is the Latin capital letter S with acute. The acute accent is part of the character, not a decoration, and it can change the correct spelling of words in languages that use this letter. In practice, you’ll see Ś in proper names and words where the accent distinguishes pronunciation or grammatical form. For designers and developers, using Ś exactly (rather than a plain S plus a separate accent) helps ensure correct rendering, search behavior, and text processing across fonts and platforms.
Common uses
- •Typing or writing in languages that use Ś as a distinct letter
- •Correct spelling for proper names and toponyms containing an accented S
- •Typography for posters, titles, and headings that must match the original text
- •Preparing multilingual documents in word processors and publishing tools
- •Programming and localization when a specific Unicode character is required
Examples
Ś (Latin Capital Letter S with Acute)
- ŚŚroda
- ŚPiotr Świętochowski
- ŚUlica Śląska
- ŚZamawiam: Śmietana
- ŚŚlad i dźwięk
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+015A | |
| HTML Entity | Ś | |
| HTML Code | Ś | |
| CSS | \015A | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 346 | |
| Decimal | 346 |
How to type Latin Capital Letter S With Acute Letter (Ś)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 346 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 015A then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 015A. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 015a, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy Ś with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Latin Capital Letter S With Acute letter mean?
Ś (Unicode U+015A) is the Latin capital letter S with acute. The acute accent is part of the character, not a decoration, and it can change the correct spelling of words in languages that use this letter. In practice, you’ll see Ś in proper names and words where the accent distinguishes pronunciation or grammatical form. For designers and developers, using Ś exactly (rather than a plain S plus a separate accent) helps ensure correct rendering, search behavior, and text processing across fonts and platforms.
What Unicode code point is Ś?
Ś is U+015A (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH ACUTE).
How can I copy Ś into HTML?
Use the entity Ś or the numeric hex form Ś.
Is Ś the same as writing S plus an accent mark separately?
Visually it may look similar, but they are not the same Unicode character. Ś is a single precomposed character.
Where is Ś categorized in Unicode?
It belongs to the “Latin Extended” category.