Type Russian Online: Russian Keyboard & Alphabet

About Russian letters

Russian has 33 Cyrillic letters. The standard ЙЦУКЕН layout is not phonetic, so English speakers often prefer a phonetic layout (Russian - Mnemonic on Windows, Russian - Phonetic on Mac) where а is on A and б is on B.

The letter ё is often written as е in running text, but it is a separate letter with its own key at the top left.

Cyrillic letters have no Alt codes under 256; in Word type the hex code (0430 for а) then Alt+X.

Name	Unicode	Word (Alt+X)	HTML
a	U+0430	0430	а
be	U+0431	0431	б
ve	U+0432	0432	в
ge	U+0433	0433	г
de	U+0434	0434	д
ye	U+0435	0435	е
yo	U+0451	0451	ё
zhe	U+0436	0436	ж
ze	U+0437	0437	з
i	U+0438	0438	и
short i	U+0439	0439	й
ka	U+043A	043A	к
el	U+043B	043B	л
em	U+043C	043C	м
en	U+043D	043D	н
o	U+043E	043E	о
pe	U+043F	043F	п
er	U+0440	0440	р
es	U+0441	0441	с
te	U+0442	0442	т
u	U+0443	0443	у
ef	U+0444	0444	ф
kha	U+0445	0445	х
tse	U+0446	0446	ц
che	U+0447	0447	ч
sha	U+0448	0448	ш
shcha	U+0449	0449	щ
hard sign	U+044A	044A	ъ
yery	U+044B	044B	ы
soft sign	U+044C	044C	ь
e	U+044D	044D	э
yu	U+044E	044E	ю
ya	U+044F	044F	я
A	U+0410	0410	А
Be	U+0411	0411	Б
Ve	U+0412	0412	В
Ge	U+0413	0413	Г
De	U+0414	0414	Д
Ye	U+0415	0415	Е
Yo	U+0401	0401	Ё
Zhe	U+0416	0416	Ж
Ze	U+0417	0417	З
I	U+0418	0418	И
Short I	U+0419	0419	Й
Ka	U+041A	041A	К
El	U+041B	041B	Л
Em	U+041C	041C	М
En	U+041D	041D	Н
O	U+041E	041E	О
Pe	U+041F	041F	П
Er	U+0420	0420	Р
Es	U+0421	0421	С
Te	U+0422	0422	Т
U	U+0423	0423	У
Ef	U+0424	0424	Ф
Kha	U+0425	0425	Х
Tse	U+0426	0426	Ц
Che	U+0427	0427	Ч
Sha	U+0428	0428	Ш
Shcha	U+0429	0429	Щ
Hard sign	U+042A	042A	Ъ
Yery	U+042B	042B	Ы
Soft sign	U+042C	042C	Ь
E	U+042D	042D	Э
Yu	U+042E	042E	Ю
Ya	U+042F	042F	Я
left guillemet	U+00AB	00AB	«
right guillemet	U+00BB	00BB	»
ruble	U+20BD	20BD	₽
numero sign	U+2116	2116	№

Letter

Name

Unicode

Word (Alt+X)

HTML

U+0430

0430

U+0431

0431

U+0432

0432

U+0433

0433

U+0434

0434

U+0435

0435

U+0451

0451

zhe

U+0436

0436

U+0437

0437

U+0438

0438

short i

U+0439

0439

U+043A

043A

U+043B

043B

U+043C

043C

U+043D

043D

U+043E

043E

U+043F

043F

U+0440

0440

U+0441

0441

U+0442

0442

U+0443

0443

U+0444

0444

kha

U+0445

0445

tse

U+0446

0446

che

U+0447

0447

sha

U+0448

0448

shcha

U+0449

0449

hard sign

U+044A

044A

yery

U+044B

044B

soft sign

U+044C

044C

U+044D

044D

U+044E

044E

U+044F

044F

U+0410

0410

U+0411

0411

U+0412

0412

U+0413

0413

U+0414

0414

U+0415

0415

U+0401

0401

Zhe

U+0416

0416

U+0417

0417

U+0418

0418

Short I

U+0419

0419

U+041A

041A

U+041B

041B

U+041C

041C

U+041D

041D

U+041E

041E

U+041F

041F

U+0420

0420

U+0421

0421

U+0422

0422

U+0423

0423

U+0424

0424

Kha

U+0425

0425

Tse

U+0426

0426

Che

U+0427

0427

Sha

U+0428

0428

Shcha

U+0429

0429

Hard sign

U+042A

042A

Yery

U+042B

042B

Soft sign

U+042C

042C

U+042D

042D

U+042E

042E

U+042F

042F

left guillemet

U+00AB

00AB

right guillemet

U+00BB

00BB

ruble

U+20BD

20BD

₽

numero sign

U+2116

2116

№

How to switch your keyboard to Russian

Windows

Open Settings → Time & Language → Language & region, add Russian (or open the options for your language and add the Russian or Russian - Mnemonic keyboard). Switch layouts with Win+Space. The current layout is shown next to the clock.

Mac

Open System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → Edit, click +, and add Russian or Russian - Phonetic. Switch with Control+Space or from the input menu in the menu bar. Turn on Show Input menu in menu bar to see which layout is active.

iPhone and iPad

Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard and choose Russian. Switch by holding the globe key on the keyboard.

Android

In Gboard, open Settings → Languages → Add keyboard and choose Russian. Switch by holding the space bar or tapping the globe key.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Russian letters on an English keyboard? +

Add the Russian keyboard layout in your operating system (Russian or Russian - Mnemonic on Windows, Russian or Russian - Phonetic on Mac) and switch to it with Win+Space or Control+Space. Or click the letters on this page to build your text and copy it.

Which keyboard layout should I add for Russian? +

Windows: Russian or Russian - Mnemonic. Mac: Russian or Russian - Phonetic. iPhone: Russian. Android (Gboard): Russian.

Will Russian characters copied from here work in Word, Google Docs and social media? +

Yes. They are standard Unicode characters, so they paste as real text into any app that supports Unicode, which includes Word, Docs, Excel, WhatsApp, Instagram and email.

Is Russian written right to left? +

No. Russian is written left to right like English.

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