Unicode Block - Cyrillic Extended-B
Cyrillic Extended-B is a collection of characters that supplements the main Cyrillic script with additional letters and signs used in a variety of historical and contemporary languages, particularly those of the Uralic, Turkic, and Caucasian families. It includes both uppercase and lowercase forms for letters such as the reversed Ze (Ԑ), the Abkhazian palochka, and various letters with diacritical marks like the double acute accent, which are essential for precise phonetic representation. The block also contains a few punctuation marks and combining characters, such as the Cyrillic combining thousands sign, and its coverage supports older orthographies and scholarly transliteration systems. Notably, it features letters that were part of the early Cyrillic alphabet or that appear in specific regional writing traditions, ensuring that digital text can accurately reflect linguistic diversity across Eastern Europe and Central Asia.