The double s ligature starting with a long s is also where the modern german Scharfes S (ß) comes from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9F https://en.wikipedi

The double s ligature starting with a long s is also where the modern german Scharfes S (ß) comes from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9F I'm kind of surprised there's no mention of it since it's a perfect example of the long s still in use.