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Russian transliteration: ISO 9 and practical ASCII

Cyrillic-to-Latin equivalents for all 33 Russian letters: reversible ISO 9:1995, practical spelling without diacritics, Unicode codes, and examples.

33 letters
Russian alphabet33letters in one table
ReversibleISO 9one Cyrillic letter → one Latin character
ReadableASCIIpractical spelling without diacritics
А–Я → A–Z

Russian alphabet transliteration table

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CyrillicUnicodeISO 9Practical ASCIILetter name
АаA
 U+0410 / U+0430
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 A
БбBe
 U+0411 / U+0431
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 Be
ВвVe
 U+0412 / U+0432
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 Ve
ГгGe
 U+0413 / U+0433
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 Ge
ДдDe
 U+0414 / U+0434
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 De
ЕеE
 U+0415 / U+0435
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 E
ЁёYo
 U+0401 / U+0451
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 Yo
ЖжZhe
 U+0416 / U+0436
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 Zhe
ЗзZe
 U+0417 / U+0437
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 Ze
ИиI
 U+0418 / U+0438
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 I
ЙйShort I
 U+0419 / U+0439
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 Short I
КкKa
 U+041A / U+043A
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 Ka
ЛлEl
 U+041B / U+043B
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 El
МмEm
 U+041C / U+043C
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 Em
НнEn
 U+041D / U+043D
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 En
ОоO
 U+041E / U+043E
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 O
ПпPe
 U+041F / U+043F
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 Pe
РрEr
 U+0420 / U+0440
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 Er
СсEs
 U+0421 / U+0441
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 Es
ТтTe
 U+0422 / U+0442
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 Te
УуU
 U+0423 / U+0443
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 U
ФфEf
 U+0424 / U+0444
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 Ef
ХхHa
 U+0425 / U+0445
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 Ha
ЦцTse
 U+0426 / U+0446
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 Tse
ЧчChe
 U+0427 / U+0447
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 Che
ШшSha
 U+0428 / U+0448
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 Sha
ЩщShcha
 U+0429 / U+0449
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 Shcha
ЪъHard sign
 U+042A / U+044A
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 omitted Hard sign
ЫыYery
 U+042B / U+044B
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 Yery
ЬьSoft sign
 U+042C / U+044C
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 omitted Soft sign
ЭэE reversed
 U+042D / U+044D
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 E reversed
ЮюYu
 U+042E / U+044E
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 Yu
ЯяYa
 U+042F / U+044F
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 Ya
ISO 9:1995 / ASCII

The system determines the result

Transliteration replaces written characters; it is not a pronunciation guide. Do not silently combine columns from different systems.

ISO 9:1995Exact and reversible

Diacritics and modifier letters keep every Russian letter distinct: Ж → Ž, Щ → Ŝ, Ь → ʹ.

Practical ASCIIReadable and portable

Uses only ordinary Latin letters: Ж → Zh, Щ → Shch, Ю → Yu. This page defines it as a practical, non-official scheme.

Official documentsFollow the issuer

Passports, maps, libraries, and registries may prescribe other tables. Reproduce the spelling from the authoritative document.

Words and names

The same source in two systems

МоскваISO 9 · MoskvaASCII · Moskva

Simple letters match in both systems.

ЁлкаISO 9 · ËlkaASCII · Yolka

ISO 9 keeps Ё as one letter; ASCII uses Yo.

ЩукаISO 9 · ŜukaASCII · Shchuka

One ISO 9 letter becomes four ASCII letters.

ПодъездISO 9 · PodʺezdASCII · Podezd

The practical system omits the hard sign.

ЮлияISO 9 · ÛliâASCII · Yuliya

The practical form avoids diacritics but is longer.

Decision rule

Start from the destination

Need the original back?

Choose ISO 9 and keep diacritics intact. For URLs, filenames, and informal Latin text, the practical column is easier to type, but collisions are possible: several Cyrillic spellings can produce the same ASCII result.

Which column should I use?

Use ISO 9 when reversibility and unambiguous letter-for-letter conversion matter. Use the practical ASCII column for readable filenames, slugs, and informal Latin spelling. Check the required authority for official names and documents.

Why are the hard and soft signs omitted in the practical column?

The simplified ASCII system favors readability and cannot be reversed without ambiguity. ISO 9 preserves both signs as distinct modifier letters.

Is there one universal transliteration for Russian names?

No. ISO, passport, library, geographic, and platform-specific systems can differ. This page labels each scheme instead of presenting one spelling as universal.

Primary standard

Scope and status

ISO lists ISO 9:1995 as the published Cyrillic-to-Latin transliteration standard, confirmed in 2022 and amended in 2024. A revision is under development. The ASCII column on this page is an explicitly local practical convention, not ISO 9.

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