Re: The glyph of the CAPITAL SHARP S

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My German eyes are not native but after 22 years of speaking the
language, 13 years of living in Germany, studying German typographic
history, the contemporary typography and current handwriting use, I have
come up with this suggestion:

http://typophile.com/files/germandbls_garamond2_5760.png

In my opinion, this is the most uppercase-like realization of uppercase
ß that one could come up with. The edgy top and the open counters make
it absolutely unmistakable with both uppercase B and lowercase ß.

A.

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Adam Twardoch
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