Although they speak practically the same language – it was known as Serbo-Croatian before the war – Croatians use the Latin alphabet while Serbs mostly use Cyrillic. Serbs are Croatia's largest minority, making up around four percent of the country's population of 4.2 million.

Can Croats read Cyrillic?

According to historical sources, Croats used Cyrillic letters since 11th century. ... However by 19th century latin alphabet won the battle, and Cyrillic went out of use. Some Serbian linguists have criticised the project, calling it an act of cultural theft.

What alphabet does Croatian use?

Croatian is written in Gaj's Latin alphabet. Besides the Shtokavian dialect, on which Standard Croatian is based, there are two other main dialects spoken on the territory of Croatia, Chakavian and Kajkavian.