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What does it look like?
Representative glyphs and samples
◈Sample Glyphs(click to copy)
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Origins & History
Origins, history and genealogy
✦Key Features
Based on Greek uncial, finalized ~940 AD. Used for 50+ languages; Soviet era extended it to Central Asian languages.
↔Writing direction: Left to Right (LTR)
U+Unicode Information
Total Characters
33
Sample Code Points(click to copy)
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How is it used?
Glyph evolution, keyboard & Unicode
◎Glyph Evolution
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⌨Keyboard Layout
Cyrillic Keyboard (Russian ЙЦУКЕН)
Russian standard named after ЙЦУКЕН keys. Mixed vowels and consonants.
Йй
Цц
Уу
Кк
Ее
Нн
Гг
Шш
Щщ
Зз
Фф
Ыы
Вв
Аа
Пп
Рр
Оо
Лл
Дд
Жж
Яя
Чч
Сс
Мм
Ии
Тт
Ьь
Бб
Юю
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💡 Reflects Russian phonological structure. ъ (hard sign) and ё on separate positions.
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Where is it used?
Languages, countries and users
🌐Usage
Languages
RussianBulgarianSerbianUkrainian+ more
Countries
RussiaEastern Europe
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Learn More
Unicode blocks and external links