What is a Cedilla?

Cedilla (ç) is a diacritic mark used in the Latin alphabet to indicate that the letter c should be pronounced as an /ç/ sound, like the "ch" in "church". It is commonly used in languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

In English, the cedilla is not typically used, but it is sometimes seen in words borrowed from other languages, such as "café" or "résumé", where the "c" is pronounced with a /ç/ sound.

The cedilla is written as a small tail attached to the letter c, like this: cç. It is important to note that the cedilla is not the same as the circumflex accent (^), which is used to indicate a different type of diacritic mark in some languages.

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