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Cyrillic (Unicode block)
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<p>Cyrillic is a <a href="/facts/Unicode_block/0RrzJWhE">Unicode block</a> containing the characters used to write the most widely used languages with a <a href="/facts/Cyrillic_(script)/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> orthography. The core of the block is based on the <a href="/facts/ISO_8859-5/RCKfCDGm">ISO 8859-5</a> standard, with additions for minority languages and historic orthographies. </p>