Writing on signs in Croatia
Č, ć, š, ž and đ
Croatian uses Latin letters with č, ć, š, ž and đ, and many words with ije, like mlijeko.
- Both č and ć: Czech and Slovak have only č.
- ije inside words is a Croatian habit.
- Words like ulica, Trgovina and Ljekarna.
11 photos, grouped by the clue they show.
Key clue Shop sign 6
Key clue Street sign 5
Croatia: what its writing looks like
Croatian uses Latin letters with č, ć, š, ž and đ. Having both č and ć is a good clue, since Czech and Slovak only have č.
Many words have ije in the middle, like mlijeko (milk) and Ljekarna (pharmacy). In Serbian they are spelled mleko and apoteka.
Croatian is used across Croatia, from Zagreb to the Dalmatian coast.
Look-alikes: how to tell them apart
Croatia vs 
Serbia
Czech Republic
Serbian Latin uses the same letters, but Serbia also writes in Cyrillic. Czech has ř and ů.
Questions about the writing in Croatia
How can I tell Croatian from Serbian?
Croatian never uses Cyrillic, and many words have ije, like mlijeko. Serbian writes mleko.
What is đ?
A d with a bar, a separate letter in Croatian and Serbian Latin.