In the Latin version of Serbo-Croatian, it corresponds with the digraph ⟨dž⟩ which, like the digraphs ⟨lj⟩ and ⟨nj⟩, is treated as a single letter, including in crossword puzzles and for purposes of collation.
The letter Dzhe was first used in the 15th-century Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, as a modified form of the letter ч.[1] Serbian scribes began using it in the 17th century.[2]Vuk Karadžić included it in his Cyrillic script reform, when the letter entered widespread use.[1]