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Learn about the history, features and usage of the Cyrillic script, a writing system for various languages across Eurasia. See the alphabet, examples, related scripts and Unicode ranges of Cyrillic.
Learn about the history, spread and variations of the Cyrillic script, a writing system used by many languages in Eurasia. See examples of Cyrillic letters, sounds and diacritics for different languages.
Cyrillic alphabet, writing system developed in the 9th–10th century for Slavic-speaking peoples of the Eastern Orthodox faith. It is currently used exclusively or as one of several alphabets for more than 50 languages, notably Belarusian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, and Tajik.
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Learn about the origin, development and variations of the Cyrillic script, named after Saint Cyril, a missionary who created the Glagolitic script. Find out which languages use the Cyrillic alphabet and see examples of Cyrillic letters, numerals and fonts.
Learn about the history, writing system, and pronunciation of Russian, an Eastern Slavic language spoken by about 260 million people. See the Russian alphabet in different versions, including Cyrillic, cursive, and transliteration.
The Cyrillic script, sometimes called the Slavonic script or Slavic script, is a writing system used to write Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Rusyn, Bulgarian, Macedonian and for most South Slavic languages. It was developed in the Bulgarian empire during the reign of Tsar Simeon I.
The Cyrillic alphabets are based on the Cyrillic script. The early Cyrillic alphabet was developed in the 9th century and replaced the previous Glagolitic script created by Saints Cyril and Methodius. It's used in the alphabets of many different languages, both Slavic and non-Slavic.
