U+0115 "ĕ" Latin Small Letter E with Breve Unicode Character

U+0115 "ĕ" Latin Small Letter E with Breve is a variant of the standard letter "e" modified with a breve diacritic, a small curved mark placed above the character that indicates a short or shortened pronunciation. It is used in several languages, most notably in Romanian where it represents a short, central vowel sound, as well as in the transliteration of certain Slavic languages like Old Church Slavonic or Bulgarian for the yat vowel, and in Latin-based orthographies for linguistic notation. Part of the Latin Extended-A block, this character serves specific phonetic and orthographic purposes distinct from the plain "e", ensuring accurate representation of sound distinctions in writing systems.