Russian Alphabet

Letters

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Russian letters

The modern Russian alphabet.

  • А
  • Б
  • В
  • Г
  • Д
  • Е
  • Ё
  • Ж
  • З
  • И
  • Й
  • К
  • Л
  • М
  • Н
  • О
  • П
  • Р
  • С
  • Т
  • У
  • Ф
  • Х
  • Ц
  • Ч
  • Ш
  • Щ
  • Ъ
  • Ы
  • Ь
  • Э
  • Ю
  • Я

Handwritten letters

The same 33 letters in the traditional cursive taught in Russian schools (propisi), in uppercase and lowercase.

Key facts

Script
Cyrillic
Letter count
33 letters
Writing direction
Left to right
Hard and soft signs
Ъ, Ь
Letter Ё
Part of the alphabet; dots sometimes omitted
Cursive
Italic print forms mirror cursive handwriting