U+0426 "Ц" Cyrillic Capital Letter Tse Unicode Character

U+0426 "Ц" Cyrillic Capital Letter Tse is a letter used in multiple Cyrillic alphabets, including Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Serbian, where it represents the voiceless alveolar affricate sound [ts], similar to the "ts" in English words like "cats" or "tsar." Originally derived from the Glagolitic alphabet's letter "tsi," its form in most printed and handwritten styles resembles a vertical stem with a horizontal bar crossing the top and a small tail on the lower left, distinguishing it from the similar-looking Latin letter "U." In the Unicode standard, it is encoded in the Cyrillic block and is followed by its lowercase counterpart, "ц" at U+0446. This letter is essential for writing numerous common words and names across Slavic languages, and it also appears in borrowings from Russian into other languages, such as the English term "tsar" itself.