ь U+044C,ь CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SOFT SIGN ←ы [U+044B] Cyrillic э → [U+044D]

A somewhat distinctive glyph is used for Bulgarian. It resembles the handwritten form in Russian.

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ь (upper caseЬ)

1. Aletter of theCyrillic script, calledsoft sign.

ь (upper caseЬ)

1. Aletter of theOld Cyrillic script, calledfront yer oryeri.

ь (upper caseЬ)

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1. (chiefly obsolete)A letter of theUnified Northern Alphabet,Yañalif and similar orthographies, used during the short-lived SovietLatinization campaign of the 1930s.
   Languages with this letter were Altai (Oyrot), Bashkir, Cherkes, Chukchi, Crimean Tatar, Dungan, Ingrian, Kabardin, Kazakh, Kalmuk, Karakalpak, Karachay, Ket, Khakass, Khanty, Koryak, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Mansi, Nogai, Oyrot, Permiak, Selkup, Tabasaran, Tatar and Turkmen.

WhereЬ ь were used in Latin script, small-capitalʙ was often used as the lower-case form ofB.

In most languages, it was pronounced/ɨ/ or/ɯ/, corresponding to Anatolian Turkish⟨ı⟩. The exception was Kalmuk, where it had its Cyrillic sound value of palatalization.

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ь• (ʲ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The sixty-eighthletter of the Abazaalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Гв гв,Гъ гъ,Гъв гъв,Гъь гъь,Гь гь,Гӏ гӏ,Гӏв гӏв,Д д,Дж дж,Джв джв,Джь джь,Дз дз,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,Жв жв,Жь жь,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Кв кв,Къ къ,Къв къв,Къь къь,Кь кь,Кӏ кӏ,Кӏв кӏв,Кӏь кӏь,Л л,Ль ль,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Пӏ пӏ,Р р,С с,Т т,Тл тл,Тш тш,Тӏ тӏ,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Хв хв,Хъ хъ,Хъв хъв,Хь хь,Хӏ хӏ,Хӏв хӏв,Ц ц,Цӏ цӏ,Ч ч,Чв чв,Чӏ чӏ,Чӏв чӏв,Ш ш,Шв шв,Шӏ шӏ,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

• IPA^(key): /ʲ/

ь• (ʲ) (upper caseЬ)

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   Please seeModule:checkparams for help with this warning.Aletter of the Abkhazalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.. Palatalizes a preceding consonant letter.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Гь гь,Гә гә,Ӷ ӷ,Ӷь ӷь,Ӷә ӷә,Д д,Дә дә,Е е,Ж ж,Жь жь,Жә жә,З з,Ӡ ӡ,Ӡә ӡә,И и,К к,Кь кь,Кә кә,Қ қ,Қь қь,Қә қә,Ҟ ҟ,Ҟь ҟь,Ҟә ҟә,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Ԥ ԥ,Р р,С с,Т т,Тә тә,Ҭ ҭ,Ҭә ҭә,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Хь хь,Хә хә,Ҳ ҳ,Ҳә ҳә,Ц ц,Цә цә,Ҵ ҵ,Ҵә ҵә,Ч ч,Ҷ ҷ,Ҽ ҽ,Ҿ ҿ,Ш ш,Шь шь,Шә шә,Ы ы,Ҩ ҩ,Џ џ,Џь џь,Ь ь,Ә ә

ь• (ʲ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The sixty-firstletter of the Adyghealphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Гу гу,Гъ гъ,Гъу гъу,Д д,Дж дж,Дз дз,Дзу дзу,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,Жъ жъ,Жъу жъу,Жь жь,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Ку ку,Къ къ,Къу къу,Кӏ кӏ,Кӏу кӏу,Л л,Лъ лъ,Лӏ лӏ,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Пӏ пӏ,Пӏу пӏу,Р р,С с,Т т,Тӏ тӏ,Тӏу тӏу,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Хъ хъ,Хъу хъу,Хь хь,Ц ц,Цу цу,Цӏ цӏ,Ч ч,Чӏ чӏ,Чъ чъ,Ш ш,Шъ шъ,Шъу шъу,Шӏ шӏ,Шӏу шӏу,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я,ӏ ӏ,ӏу ӏу

ь (ʲ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The fiftiethletter of the Aghulalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Гъ гъ,Гь гь,Гӏ гӏ,Д д,Дж дж,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Кк кк,Къ къ,Кь кь,Кӏ кӏ,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Пп пп,Пӏ пӏ,Р р,С с,Т т,Тт тт,Тӏ тӏ,У у,Уь уь,Ф ф,Х х,Хъ хъ,Хь хь,Хӏ хӏ,Ц ц,Цӏ цӏ,Ч ч,Чч чч,Чӏ чӏ,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,ӏ ӏ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь (transliteration needed) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-sixthletter of the Alutoralphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Вʼ вʼ,Г г,Гʼ гʼ,Ғ ғ,Д д,Е е,Ә ә,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Ӄ ӄ,Л л,М м,Н н,Ӈ ӈ,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (ʲ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The forty-thirdletter of the Avaralphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Гъ гъ,Гь гь,Гӏ гӏ,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Къ къ,Кь кь,Кӏ кӏ,Л л,Лъ лъ,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,Тӏ тӏ,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Хъ хъ,Хь хь,Хӏ хӏ,Ц ц,Цӏ цӏ,Ч ч,Чӏ чӏ,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• () (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-eighthletter of the Bashkiralphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)хәреф;А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Ғ ғ,Д д,Ҙ ҙ,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Ҡ ҡ,Л л,М м,Н н,Ң ң,О о,Ө ө,П п,Р р,С с,Ҫ ҫ,Т т,У у,Ү ү,Ф ф,Х х,Һ һ,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ә ә,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The twenty-ninthletter of the Belarusianalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,І і,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ў ў,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

• In the digraph ьо:IPA^(key): [jɔ]

ь• (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The twenty-eighthletter of the Bulgarianalphabet, calledер малък(er malǎk), and written in theCyrillic script.

• This letter is only ever used following a consonant as the digraphьо (e.g. inшофьор(šofjor)) to denotepalatalization.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ж ж,З з,И и (Ѝ ѝ),Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ь ь,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-thirdletter of the Buryatalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,Ө ө,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ү ү,Ф ф,Х х,Һ һ,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (ʲ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The forty-thirdletter of the Chechenalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Аь аь,Б б,В в,Г г,Гӏ гӏ,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Кх кх,Къ къ,Кӏ кӏ,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,Оь оь,П п,Пӏ пӏ,Р р,С с,Т т,Тӏ тӏ,У у,Уь уь,Ф ф,Х х,Хь хь,Хӏ хӏ,Ц ц,Цӏ цӏ,Ч ч,Чӏ чӏ,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Юь юь,Я я,Яь яь,ӏ ӏ

ь (transliteration needed) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-thirdletter of the Chukchialphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Ӄ ӄ,Л л,Ԓ ԓ,М м,Н н,Ӈ ӈ,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я,ʼ

ь• (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-fourthletter of the Chuvashalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Ӑ ӑ,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ӗ ӗ,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Ҫ ҫ,Т т,У у,Ӳ ӳ,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь (transliteration needed) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-fourthletter of the Crimean Tataralphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Гъ гъ,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Къ къ,Л л,М м,Н н,Нъ нъ,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Дж дж,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (’) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The forty-thirdletter of the Dargwaalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Гъ гъ,Гь гь,Гӏ гӏ,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Къ къ,Кь кь,Кӏ кӏ,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Пӏ пӏ,Р р,С с,Т т,Тӏ тӏ,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Хъ хъ,Хь хь,Хӏ хӏ,Ц ц,Цӏ цӏ,Ч ч,Чӏ чӏ,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (transliteration needed) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-fifthletter of the Dunganalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ә ә,Ж ж,Җ җ,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,Ң ң,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ў ў,Ү ү,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• () (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-thirdletter of the Eastern Marialphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,Ҥ ҥ,О о,Ӧ ӧ,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ӱ ӱ,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь (’) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-thirdletter of the Evenalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,Ӈ ӈ,О о,Ө ө,Ӫ ӫ,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (’) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-firstletter of the Evenkialphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,Ӈ ӈ,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (ʲ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The forty-firstletter of the Ingushalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Аь аь,Б б,В в,Г г,Гӏ гӏ,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Кх кх,Къ къ,Кӏ кӏ,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Пӏ пӏ,Р р,С с,Т т,Тӏ тӏ,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Хь хь,Хӏ хӏ,Ц ц,Цӏ цӏ,Ч ч,Чӏ чӏ,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я,Яь яь,ӏ ӏ

ь (transliteration needed) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The forty-fourthletter of the Itelmenalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Ӑ ӑ,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Кʼ кʼ,Ӄ ӄ,Ӄʼ ӄʼ,Л л,Љ љ,Ԓ ԓ,М м,Н н,Њ њ,Ӈ ӈ,О о,О̆ о̆,П п,Пʼ пʼ,Р р,С с,Т т,Тʼ тʼ,У у,Ў ў,Ф ф,Х х,Ӽ ӽ,Ц ц,Ч ч,Чʼ чʼ,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Ә ә,Э э,Ю ю,Я я (ʼ,˚)

ь• (ʲ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The fifty-fifthletter of the Kabardianalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Э э,Б б,В в,Г г,Гу гу,Гъ гъ,Гъу гъу,Д д,Дж дж,Дз дз,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,Жь жь,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Ку ку,Кӏ кӏ,Кӏу кӏу,Къ къ,Къу къу,Кхъ кхъ,Кхъу кхъу,Л л,Лъ лъ,Лӏ лӏ,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Пӏ пӏ,Р р,С с,Т т,Тӏ тӏ,У у,Ф ф,Фӏ фӏ,Х х,Ху ху,Хь хь,Хъ хъ,Хъу хъу,Ц ц,Цӏ цӏ,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Щӏ щӏ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Ю ю,Я я,ӏ ӏ,ӏу ӏу

ь• (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-sixthletter of the Kalmykalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Ә ә,Б б,В в,Г г,Һ һ,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,Җ җ,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,Ң ң,О о,Ө ө,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ү ү,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• () (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-ninthletter of the Kazakhalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Ә ә,Б б,В в,Г г,Ғ ғ,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Қ қ,Л л,М м,Н н,Ң ң,О о,Ө ө,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ұ ұ,Ү ү,Ф ф,Х х,Һ һ,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,І і,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (’) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-sixthletter of the Khakasalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Ғ ғ,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,І і,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,Ң ң,О о,Ӧ ӧ,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ӱ ӱ,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ӌ ӌ,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-sixthletter of the Kumykalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Гъ гъ,Гь гь,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Къ къ,Л л,М м,Н н,Нг нг,О о,Оь оь,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Уь уь,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• () (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-thirdletter of the Kyrgyzalphabet, calledичкертүү белгиси(ickertüü belgisi), and written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,Ң ң,О о,Ө ө,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ү ү,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь• (’) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The forty-secondletter of the Lezgialphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Гъ гъ,Гь гь,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Къ къ,Кь кь,Кӏ кӏ,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Пӏ пӏ,Р р,С с,Т т,Тӏ тӏ,У у,Уь уь,Ф ф,Х х,Хъ хъ,Хь хь,Ц ц,Цӏ цӏ,Ч ч,Чӏ чӏ,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

• IPA^(key): /ˈʲ/
• Syllabification:ь (1 syllable)

ь• (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-secondletter of the Mongolianalphabet, calledзөөлний тэмдэг(zöölnii temdeg), and written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)үсэг;А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,Ө ө,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ү ү,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь (j) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The forty-thirdletter of the Nivkhalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Ӷ ӷ,Ғ ғ,Ӻ ӻ,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Кʼ кʼ,Қ қ,Қʼ қʼ,Л л,М м,Н н,Ң ң,О о,П п,Пʼ пʼ,Р р,Р̆ р̆,С с,Т т,Тʼ тʼ,У у,Ў ў,Ф ф,Х х,Ҳ ҳ,Ӿ ӿ,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

ь (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-eighthletter of the Northern Mansialphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,А̄ а̄,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Е̄ е̄,Ё ё,Ё̄ ё̄,Ж ж,З з,И и,Ӣ ӣ,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,Ӈ ӈ,О о,О̄ о̄,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ӯ ӯ,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ы̄ ы̄,Ь ь,Э э,Э̄ э̄,Ю ю,Ю̄ ю̄,Я я,Я̄ я̄

ь• (ĭ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. Aletter of the Old Novgorodianalphabet, written in theOld Cyrillic script.
   • c. 1240‒1260,Onfim,Берестяная грамота № 199 [Birchbark letter no. 199]‎^[1], Novgorod:

     а б в г д ¦ е ж ꙅ ꙁ и и к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х ѿ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ[ь] ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧ …

     a b v g d ¦ je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x otŭ ć ć š ść ŭ y[ĭ] jě u ju ǫ ję …

   • c. 1240‒1260,Onfim,Берестяная грамота № 201 [Birchbark letter no. 201]‎^[2], Novgorod:

     а б : в г : д е : ж ꙅ : ꙁ и : і к : л м : н о : п р : с т : у ѳ х ѿ : ц ч : ш щ : ъ ꙑ :ь ѣ : ꙋ ю : ѫ ѧ : …

     a b : v g : d je : ž dz : z i : i k : l m : n o : p r : s t : u θ x otŭ : ć ć : š ść : ŭ y :ĭ jě : u ju : ǫ ję : …

   • c. 1240‒1260,Onfim,Берестяная грамота № 205 [Birchbark letter no. 205]‎^[3], Novgorod:

     а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х отъ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑь ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧ

     a b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x otŭ ć ć š ść ŭ yĭ jě u ju ǫ ję

   • c. 1340‒1360,Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 25 [Birchbark letter no. St. R. 25]‎^[4], Staraya Russa:

     а б в г … н о - - - т у ѳ х [ѿ] … [ъ] -[ь] ѣ ѫ - …

     a b v g … n o - - - t u θ x [otŭ] … [ŭ] -[ĭ] jě ǫ - …

   • c. 1380‒1400,Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 24 [Birchbark letter no. St. R. 24]‎^[5], Staraya Russa:

     а б в г д е ж [ꙅ] ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х [ѿ] ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑь ѣ ѧ

     a b v g d je ž [dz] z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x [otŭ] o ć ć š ść ŭ yĭ jě ję

ь• (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The fortiethletter of the Ossetianalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

Only used in Russian borrowings.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Ӕ ӕ,Б б,В в,Г г,Гъ гъ,Д д,Дж дж,Дз дз,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Къ къ,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Пъ пъ,Р р,С с,Т т,Тъ тъ,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Хъ хъ,Ц ц,Цъ цъ,Ч ч,Чъ чъ,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

• дь:IPA^(key): [ˈɟ]
• ль:IPA^(key): [ˈʎ]
• нь:IPA^(key): [ˈɲ]
• ть:IPA^(key): [ˈc]

ь (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirty-secondletter of the Pannonian Rusynalphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• Only used after the lettersд(d),л(l),н(n), andт(t).

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Ґ ґ,Д д,Е е,Є є,Ж ж,З з,И и,Ї ї,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ю ю,Я я,Ь ь

ь (i) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The twenty-eighthletter of theMoldovan alphabet, written in theCyrillic script.

• (Cyrillic-script letters)А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ж ж,Ӂ ӂ,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я

• IPA^(key): [ʲ]

ь• (ʹ) (lower case,upper caseЬ)

1. The thirtiethletter of the Russianalphabet, calledмягкий знак(mjaxkij znak), and written in theCyrillic script.

• The soft sign has no sound of its own, but modifies that of the preceding consonant by causing it to be pronouncedpalatalized (i.e. soft).
• Less commonly, it just has a traditional orthographic usage with no phonetic meaning. For example, nouns ending in⟨ч⟩,⟨ш⟩,⟨ж⟩ and⟨щ⟩ are pronounced identically to their counterparts ending in⟨чь⟩,⟨шь⟩,⟨жь⟩ and⟨щь⟩, but they have different grammatical genders and declensions.
• It also has the function of aseparation sign: vowels after the soft sign are pronounced separately from the previous consonant and areiotated. Compareльют(lʹjut)[lʲjut] andлют(ljut)[lʲut].

• ъ(hard sign)

• (Cyrillic-script letters)бу́ква;А а,Б б,В в,Г г,Д д,Е е,Ё ё,Ж ж,З з,И и,Й й,К к,Л л,М м,Н н,О о,П п,Р р,С с,Т т,У у,Ф ф,Х х,Ц ц,Ч ч,Ш ш,Щ щ,Ъ ъ,Ы ы,Ь ь,Э э,Ю ю,Я я