U+2C00 "Ⰰ" Glagolitic Capital Letter Azu Unicode Character

U+2C00 "Ⰰ" Glagolitic Capital Letter Azu is the first letter of the Glagolitic alphabet, an ancient Slavic script created in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius to translate Christian texts into Old Church Slavonic. This capital letter represents the sound /a/ and corresponds to the Greek letter alpha, serving as the foundational glyph from which the alphabet's name is derived. It is part of the Glagolitic block in Unicode and is contrasted with its lowercase form at U+2C30. While the script was largely replaced by the Cyrillic alphabet in most Slavic regions, the character remains historically significant for its role in early Slavic literacy and liturgical writings.