Cyrillic Small Letter Tall Hard Sign ᲆ

Usage snapshot:

• Used in content written with the Cyrillic script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
• Appears in the Unicode block Cyrillic Extended-C.
• Avoid mixing with look‑alike letters from other scripts; keep the script consistent in documents and UIs.

History & usage: The character depicts the official name CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TALL HARD SIGN. The tokens HARD SIGN and TALL mark a specialized type of orthographic sign and a distinctive geometric modifier. In general terms, HARD SIGN signals a non‑sounding glyph that interacts with adjacent letters, while TALL describes a taller captioned or proportional form, both serving to differentiate shapes and functions in a writing system. The combined label alerts editors to treat this entity as a historical, specialized variant rather than a standard alphabetic letter.

Usage contexts include scholarly editions and archival transcription of late‑stage Cyrillic texts, where the tall hard sign preserves historical spellings and word boundaries. It also appears in paleography primers and typographic revivals that document the extended Cyrillic repertoire, and in dictionaries or grammars that annotate orthographic history for learners. If the block is noted as EXTENDED, treat the form as a historical variant with curatorial notes about period practice.

Cyrillic is used across Eastern Europe and parts of Eurasia; examples include Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Serbian, with roots in the medieval Slavic tradition.

Cross‑platform and accessibility note: the character should render clearly in common fonts and with screen readers able to identify the sign as a distinct orthographic element.

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