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It is not T'is, it is Tis. No apostrophe.

The word is 'tis with an apostrophe.

https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/%27tis

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%27tis

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/tis

I've only ever seen it spelled 'tis

It's a contraction of "it is" so " 'tis " is correct.

The apostrophe is in the wrong spot, but 'tis is the correct spelling, and the only one I've ever seen.

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