Russian romanization table (2012)
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Russian

Vernacular Romanization Vernacular Romanization
Upper case letters Lower case letters
А A а a
Б B б b
В V в v
Г G г g
Д D д d
Е E е e
Ё Ë ё ë
Ж Zh ж zh
З Z з z
И I и i
І Ī і ī
Й Ĭ й ĭ
К K к k
Л L л l
М M м m
Н N н n
О O о o
П P п p
Р R р r
С S с s
Т T т t
У U у u
Ф F ф f
Х Kh х kh
Ц T͡S ц t͡s
Ч Ch ч ch
Ш Sh ш sh
Щ Shch щ shch
Ъ ʺ (hard sign) ъ ʺ (hard sign)
Ы Y ы y
Ь ʹ (soft sign) ь ʹ (soft sign)
Ѣ I͡E ѣ i͡e
Э Ė э ė
Ю I͡U ю i͡u
Я I͡A я i͡a
Ѳ ѳ
Ѵ ѵ

Note
The letters І, Ѣ, Ѳ and Ѵ were eliminated in the orthographic reform of 1918. For other obsolete letters appearing in Russian texts, consult the Church Slavic table.