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Character Requirements for basic Cyrillic Orthographies

If a font supports all of the following characters, we believe that most long-standardized orthographies using the Cyrillic script would be able to typeset texts in their orthography.

There are comments below about glyph variants that may be needed to support some languages.

The process for developing this list was based on the following (in order of process):

  • Decision to include all Codepage 1251 (Cyrillic) characters
  • Decision to include all Codepage 1252 and MacRoman characters
  • Decision to include many characters required for publishing (spaces and dashes)
  • Decision that if a combining mark, such as U+0300 ◌̀ COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT was required, then all precomposed characters with that mark should also be included. (e.g., if U+0418 И CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I was in the subset, then U+040D Ѝ CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I WITH GRAVE was also included in the subset. Even though U+0308 ◌̈ COMBINING DIAERESIS is in the subset, U+04D8 Ә CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SCHWA is not in the subset, so U+04DA Ӛ CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SCHWA WITH DIAERESIS has not been included in the subset).
  • Feedback on the resulting character set
GraphicUSVNameComment
0020SPACE
!0021EXCLAMATION MARK
"0022QUOTATION MARK
#0023NUMBER SIGN
$0024DOLLAR SIGN
%0025PERCENT SIGN
&0026AMPERSAND
'0027APOSTROPHE
(0028LEFT PARENTHESIS
)0029RIGHT PARENTHESIS
*002AASTERISK
+002BPLUS SIGN
,002CCOMMA
-002DHYPHEN-MINUS
.002EFULL STOP
/002FSOLIDUS
00030DIGIT ZERO
10031DIGIT ONE
20032DIGIT TWO
30033DIGIT THREE
40034DIGIT FOUR
50035DIGIT FIVE
60036DIGIT SIX
70037DIGIT SEVEN
80038DIGIT EIGHT
90039DIGIT NINE
:003ACOLON
;003BSEMICOLON
<003CLESS-THAN SIGN
=003DEQUALS SIGN
>003EGREATER-THAN SIGN
?003FQUESTION MARK
@0040COMMERCIAL AT
A0041LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A
B0042LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B
C0043LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C
D0044LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D
E0045LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E
F0046LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F
G0047LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G
H0048LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H
I0049LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I
J004ALATIN CAPITAL LETTER J
K004BLATIN CAPITAL LETTER K
L004CLATIN CAPITAL LETTER L
M004DLATIN CAPITAL LETTER M
N004ELATIN CAPITAL LETTER N
O004FLATIN CAPITAL LETTER O
P0050LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
Q0051LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q
R0052LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R
S0053LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S
T0054LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T
U0055LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U
V0056LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V
W0057LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W
X0058LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X
Y0059LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y
Z005ALATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z
[005BLEFT SQUARE BRACKET
\005CREVERSE SOLIDUS
]005DRIGHT SQUARE BRACKET
^005ECIRCUMFLEX ACCENT
_005FLOW LINE
`0060GRAVE ACCENT
b0062LATIN SMALL LETTER B
c0063LATIN SMALL LETTER C
d0064LATIN SMALL LETTER D
e0065LATIN SMALL LETTER E
f0066LATIN SMALL LETTER F
g0067LATIN SMALL LETTER G
h0068LATIN SMALL LETTER H
i0069LATIN SMALL LETTER I
j006ALATIN SMALL LETTER J
k006BLATIN SMALL LETTER K
l006CLATIN SMALL LETTER L
m006DLATIN SMALL LETTER M
n006ELATIN SMALL LETTER N
o006FLATIN SMALL LETTER O
p0070LATIN SMALL LETTER P
q0071LATIN SMALL LETTER Q
r0072LATIN SMALL LETTER R
s0073LATIN SMALL LETTER S
t0074LATIN SMALL LETTER T
u0075LATIN SMALL LETTER U
v0076LATIN SMALL LETTER V
w0077LATIN SMALL LETTER W
x0078LATIN SMALL LETTER X
y0079LATIN SMALL LETTER Y
z007ALATIN SMALL LETTER Z
{007BLEFT CURLY BRACKET
|007CVERTICAL LINE
}007DRIGHT CURLY BRACKET
~007ETILDE
 00A0NO-BREAK SPACE
£00A3POUND SIGN
¤00A4CURRENCY SIGN
¥00A5YEN SIGN
¦00A6BROKEN BAR
¨00A8DIAERESIS
©00A9COPYRIGHT SIGN
«00ABLEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
­00ADSOFT HYPHEN
®00AEREGISTERED SIGN
¯00AFMACRON
°00B0DEGREE SIGN
µ00B5MICRO SIGN
00B6PILCROW SIGN
·00B7MIDDLE DOT
»00BBRIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
×00D7MULTIPLICATION SIGN
ʼ02BCMODIFIER LETTER APOSTROPHE
ˮ02EEMODIFIER LETTER DOUBLE APOSTROPHE
◌̀0300COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT
◌́0301COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT
◌̆0306COMBINING BREVEIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
◌̈0308COMBINING DIAERESIS
◌͏034FCOMBINING GRAPHEME JOINER
Ѐ0400CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IE WITH GRAVE
Ё0401CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IO
Ђ0402CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DJE
Ѓ0403CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GJE
Є0404CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER UKRAINIAN IE
Ѕ0405CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DZE
І0406CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BYELORUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN I
Ї0407CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YI
Ј0408CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER JE
Љ0409CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER LJE
Њ040ACYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER NJE
Ћ040BCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TSHE
Ќ040CCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KJE
Ѝ040DCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I WITH GRAVE
Ў040ECYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHORT UIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
Џ040FCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DZHE
А0410CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER A
Б0411CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BE
В0412CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER VE
Г0413CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE
Д0414CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DE
Е0415CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IE
Ж0416CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE
З0417CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZE
И0418CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I
Й0419CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHORT IIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
К041ACYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA
Л041BCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EL
М041CCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EM
Н041DCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EN
О041ECYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER O
П041FCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER PE
Р0420CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ER
С0421CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ES
Т0422CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TE
У0423CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER U
Ф0424CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EF
Х0425CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HA
Ц0426CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TSE
Ч0427CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHE
Ш0428CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHA
Щ0429CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHCHA
Ъ042ACYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HARD SIGN
Ы042BCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YERU
Ь042CCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SOFT SIGN
Э042DCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER E
Ю042ECYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YU
Я042FCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YA
а0430CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A
б0431CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BE
в0432CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER VE
г0433CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE
д0434CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DE
е0435CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IE
ж0436CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE
з0437CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZE
и0438CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I
й0439CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHORT IIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
к043ACYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA
л043BCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EL
м043CCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EM
н043DCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EN
о043ECYRILLIC SMALL LETTER O
п043FCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER PE
р0440CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ER
с0441CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ES
т0442CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TE
у0443CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U
ф0444CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EF
х0445CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HA
ц0446CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TSE
ч0447CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHE
ш0448CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHA
щ0449CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA
ъ044ACYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HARD SIGN
ы044BCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YERU
ь044CCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SOFT SIGN
э044DCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER E
ю044ECYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YU
я044FCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YA
ѐ0450CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IE WITH GRAVE
ё0451CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IO
ђ0452CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DJE
ѓ0453CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GJE
є0454CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER UKRAINIAN IE
ѕ0455CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DZE
і0456CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BYELORUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN I
ї0457CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YI
ј0458CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER JE
љ0459CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER LJE
њ045ACYRILLIC SMALL LETTER NJE
ћ045BCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TSHE
ќ045CCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KJE
ѝ045DCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I WITH GRAVE
ў045ECYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHORT UIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
џ045FCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DZHE
Ґ0490CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE WITH UPTURN
ґ0491CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH UPTURN
Ӂ04C1CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE WITH BREVEIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
ӂ04C2CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE WITH BREVEIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
Ӑ04D0CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER A WITH BREVEIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
ӑ04D1CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A WITH BREVEIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
Ӓ04D2CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS
ӓ04D3CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS
Ӗ04D6CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IE WITH BREVEIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
ӗ04D7CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IE WITH BREVEIn Cyrillic the breve character has a different appearance than the same character in Latin (see Glyph Variant for U+0306)
Ӝ04DCCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE WITH DIAERESIS
ӝ04DDCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE WITH DIAERESIS
Ӟ04DECYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZE WITH DIAERESIS
ӟ04DFCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZE WITH DIAERESIS
Ӥ04E4CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS
ӥ04E5CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS
Ӧ04E6CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS
ӧ04E7CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS
Ӭ04ECCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS
ӭ04EDCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS
Ӱ04F0CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
ӱ04F1CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
Ӵ04F4CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHE WITH DIAERESIS
ӵ04F5CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHE WITH DIAERESIS
Ӹ04F8CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YERU WITH DIAERESIS
ӹ04F9CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YERU WITH DIAERESIS
 2000EN QUAD
 2001EM QUAD
 2002EN SPACE
 2003EM SPACE
 2004THREE-PER-EM SPACE
 2005FOUR-PER-EM SPACE
 2006SIX-PER-EM SPACE
 2007FIGURE SPACE
 2008PUNCTUATION SPACE
 2009THIN SPACE
 200AHAIR SPACE
​200BZERO WIDTH SPACE
‌200CZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER
‍200DZERO WIDTH JOINER
‎200ELEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK
‏200FRIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK
‐2010HYPHEN
‑2011NON-BREAKING HYPHEN
‒2012FIGURE DASH
–2013EN DASH
—2014EM DASH
―2015HORIZONTAL BAR
‘2018LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
’2019RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
‚201ASINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
‛201BSINGLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK
“201CLEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
”201DRIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
„201EDOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
‟201FDOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK
†2020DAGGER
‡2021DOUBLE DAGGER
•2022BULLET
․2024ONE DOT LEADER
‥2025TWO DOT LEADER
…2026HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS
‧2027HYPHENATION POINT

2028LINE SEPARATOR

2029PARAGRAPH SEPARATOR
‪202ALEFT-TO-RIGHT EMBEDDING
‫202BRIGHT-TO-LEFT EMBEDDING
‬202CPOP DIRECTIONAL FORMATTING
‭202DLEFT-TO-RIGHT OVERRIDE
‮202ERIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE
 202FNARROW NO-BREAK SPACE
‹2039SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
›203ASINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
⁠2060WORD JOINER
€20ACEURO SIGN
™2122TRADE MARK SIGN
◌25CCDOTTED CIRCLE
�FFFDREPLACEMENT CHARACTER

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