Cyrillic script

Summary

Cyrillic script is a writing system^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,091 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cyrillic script is the creator of Clement of Ohrid^[3].
• Cyrillic script is the creator of Saint Naum^[4].
• Cyrillic script is the creator of Constantine of Preslav^[5].
• Cyrillic script's image is recorded as Cyrillic alternates.svg^[6].
• Cyrillic script's instance of is recorded as writing system^[7].
• Cyrillic script's instance of is recorded as alphabet^[8].
• Cyrillic script's instance of is recorded as bicameral script^[9].
• Cyrillic script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system^[10].
• Saint Cyril the Philosopher is named after Cyrillic script^[11].
• Cyrillic script's based on is recorded as Greek alphabet^[12].
• Cyrillic script's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85035194^[13].
• Cyrillic script's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11980088r^[14].
• Cyrillic script's subclass of is recorded as natural writing system^[15].
• Cyrillic script's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00569747^[16].
• Cyrillic script's has use is recorded as Cyrillic-script alphabet^[17].
• Cyrillic script's Commons category is recorded as Cyrillic script^[18].
• Cyrillic script's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Cyrl^[19].
• Cyrillic script's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 8572^[20].
• +0870-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cyrillic script^[21].
• Cyrillic script's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01pyw^[22].
• Cyrillic script's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph158340^[23].
• Cyrillic script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cyrillic script^[24].
• Cyrillic script's Commons gallery is recorded as Cyrillic alphabet^[25].
• Cyrillic script's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300256135^[26].
• Cyrillic script's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 491.8^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Created works include Clement of Ohrid^[3], a writer^[28], 0840–0916^[29], of First Bulgarian Empire^[30]; Saint Naum^[4], a writer^[31], 0830–0910^[32]; and Constantine of Preslav^[5], a linguist^[33], 0900–1000^[34], of Bulgaria^[35].

Why It Matters

Cyrillic script ranks in the top 1% of writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,091 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]