Sho (majuscule Ϸ, minuscule ϸ) was a letter added to the Greek alphabet in order to write the Bactrian language[1]. It probably represented a sound similar to English "sh" (IPA: /ʃ/). It is similar in appearance to Latin thorn (þ).
Computer encoding
Sho was added to Unicode in version 4.0 (2003).
| Appearance | Code points | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Ϸ | U+03F7 | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER SHO |
| ϸ | U+03F8 | GREEK SMALL LETTER SHO |
References
- ^ Everson, M. and Sims-Williams, N. (2002) “Proposal to add two Greek letters for Bactrian to the UCS”，ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 N2411.
