Cyrillic Extended-B Unicode Block

The Cyrillic Extended-B block is a subset of the Unicode standard dedicated to accommodating additional Cyrillic characters not covered by the primary Cyrillic block. Spanning the Unicode range from U+A640 to U+A69F, it primarily includes historic and lesser-used letters used in various alphabets across the regions where Cyrillic script is dominant. This block plays a crucial role in supporting the rendering and digital documentation of ancient, regional, and specialized texts, ensuring that the rich diversity of languages utilizing the Cyrillic script is adequately represented in the digital realm.

Notable for its linguistic and historical significance, the Cyrillic Extended-B block encompasses characters that are essential for the representation of Old Church Slavonic, a liturgical language of the Slavic Orthodox Church, as well as other archaic forms of the Cyrillic script. The inclusion of these characters supports the preservation and study of medieval manuscripts and ecclesiastical texts, facilitating scholarly research and digital archiving. As digital communication becomes increasingly ubiquitous, the extended range of Cyrillic characters helps maintain linguistic heritage, providing cultural and historical continuity in written communication across Slavic and non-Slavic nations that use or have used the Cyrillic alphabet.

View a range of fonts that support the Cyrillic Extended-B block.

Below you will find all the characters that are in the Cyrillic Extended-B unicode block. Currently there are 96 characters in this block.