The Glagolitic block contains characters used in the Glagolitic script, the oldest known Slavic alphabet, created in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius to translate religious texts into Old Church Slavonic. The script is alphabetic, with characters representing individual sounds. The Glagolitic script was primarily used in religious texts and liturgy among the Slavic peoples of the Balkans, particularly in Croatia. This block includes all the characters needed to write in Glagolitic, reflecting its historical and religious significance..