Donna answers my question statistically :-):

> Wirt Atmar wrote:
>
>  > The question I have regards the "beta"-looking character that's used in
> the
>  > German language for words like "strasse". I understand that it is a
>  > small-letter sharp "s".  My question is: Is there a capital-letter
>  > equivalent?
>
>  2 out of 3 german-speaking folks here don't think so :-)             - d

Another way to phrase the question is: When the small-letter, sharp "s"
character is up-shifted, does the symbol remain the same or is it
automatically converted into a plain and simple capital "S"?

Wirt Atmar