Hi all, sorry for the late reply, I took a day off on Friday. Yes, there is a capital sharp s, but it's basically just for stylistic purposes (e.g., when you want to write a word all-caps in a headline). The letter is very seldom used and many Germans don't even know it exists. Also, you cannot simply use it on a regular keyboard (Shift + ß leads to the question mark). So you need some extensive knowledge to actually being able to type it. So basically, I agree with Mats. Whenever we use the official code point name, we have to use "LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S" (in all-caps). Whenever we just refer to the letter, there is no need to clarify we're talking about the small version, we can simply write "Sharp S". Cheers, Michael -- ____________________________________________________________________ | | | knipp | Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH ------- Technologiepark Martin-Schmeisser-Weg 9 44227 Dortmund Germany Dipl.-Informatiker Fon: +49 231 9703-0 Fax: +49 231 9703-200 Dr. Michael Bauland SIP: Michael.Bauland@knipp.de Software Development E-mail: Michael.Bauland@knipp.de Register Court: Amtsgericht Dortmund, HRB 13728 Chief Executive Officers: Dietmar Knipp, Elmar Knipp