To be clear, I absolutely respect typographic diversity, and certainly 
don't regard ß as a foreign particle. However, I also have respect for 
the necessity, diversity, and history of ß, which is why I don't find 
the Dresdner Form of the capital visually acceptable.

ß is a simple and elegant joining of a long s and a short s. To 
"construct" a capital version which randomly borrows completely 
unrelated features from upside down versions of other uppercase 
characters to make something structurally similar to a ß is illogical, 
and hardly simple or elegant; any capital version of ß should be firmly 
grounded in the features of the S.

I am fairly sure that we can find an acceptable, elegant, and 
transparent solution. And if we can't, at least we tried.

Dave

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Expansion: 'ẞ' LATIN CAPTIAL LETTER SHARP S (U+1E9E)
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