U+1E62 "Ṣ" Latin Capital Letter S with Dot Below Unicode Character

U+1E62 "Ṣ" Latin Capital Letter S with Dot Below is a modified version of the standard Latin letter S, distinguished by a small dot placed directly underneath it. This diacritical mark alters the pronunciation of the base letter, typically indicating a retroflex or emphatic sound in phonetic transcription systems and in the orthography of various languages, most notably in the transliteration of Arabic, where it represents the letter ṣād (ص), as well as in African languages like Yoruba. The character is part of the Latin Extended Additional block and is considered distinct from the plain S, meaning words spelled with Ṣ are treated as separate entries in lexicons and sorted accordingly in digital text processing.