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Cyrillic Romanization Table

This table compares the transliteration systems used by ISO 9:1995 (and GOST 7.79A), GOST 7.79B, and the American Library Association - Library of Congress (ALA-LC).

GOST 7.79A maps one Cyrillic letter to one Latin letter, and includes Latin characters with diacritics. GOST 7.79B maps one Cyrillic letter to one or more Latin letters, and does not include mappings to Latin characters with diacritics. More information on the GOST standards is available from Wikipedia.

The ALA-LC column currently only includes characters used for the Russian language. Different Latin characters may be used by the ALA-LC when transliterating Cyrillic texts written in languages other than Russian. For more information on the ALA-LC romanization systems please see the Library of Congress Romanization page. Information on romanizing languages other than Russian is also available on this page.

CyrillicISO 9:1995Gost 7.79AGost 7.79BALA-LC (Russian)
А аA aA aA aA a
Ӓ ӓÄ äÄ ä
Ӓ̄ ӓ̄Ạ̈ ạ̈Ạ̈ ạ̈
Ӑ ӑĂ ăĂ ă
А̄ а̄Ā āĀ ā
ӔӕÆæÆæ
А́ а́Á áÁ á
А̊ а̊Å åÅ å
Б бB bB bB bB b
В вVvVvV vV v
Г гG gG gG gG g
Ѓ ѓǴ ǵǴ ǵ
Ғ ғĠ ġĠ ġ
Ҕ ҕĞ ğĞ ğ
Һ һḤḥḤḥ
Д дD dD dD dD d
ЂђĐ đĐ đ
Е еE eE eE eE e
Ӗ ӗĔ ĕĔ ĕ
Ё ёË ëË ëYo yoË ë
Є єÊ êÊ êYe ye
Ж жŽ žŽ žZh zhZh zh
Җ җŽ̧ ž̧Ž̧ ž̧
Ӝ ӝZ̄ z̄Z̄ z̄
Ӂ ӂZ̆ z̆Z̆ z̆
З зZzZzZ zZ z
Ӟ ӟZ̈ z̈Z̈ z̈
Ӡ ӡŹźŹź
Ѕ ѕẐẑẐẑZ` z`
И иI iI iI, Y` i, y`1I i
Ӣ ӣĪ īĪ īJ j
И́ и́Í íÍ íI, I` i, i`2
Ӥ ӥÎ îÎ î
Й йJ jJ jĬ ĭ
І іÌ ìÌ ìĪ ī
Ї їÏ ïÏ ïYi yi
І̄ і̄Ǐ ǐǏ ǐ
Ј јJ̌ ǰJ̌ ǰ
Ј̵ј̵J́ j́J́ j́
К кK kK kK kK k
Ќ ќḰ ḱḰ ḱK` k`
Ӄ ӄḲ ḳḲ ḳ
Ҝ ҝK̂k̂K̂k̂
ҠҡǨ ǩǨ ǩ
Ҟ ҟK̄k̄K̄k̄
Қ қĶ ķĶ ķ
К̨ к̨K̀k̀K̀k̀
Ԛ ԛQ qQ q
Л лLlLlL lL l
ЉљL̂ l̂L̂ l̂L` l`
Л’Л’ĹĺĹĺ
ԠԡĻļĻļ
МмMmMmM mM m
Н нN nN nN nN n
ЊњN̂ n̂N̂ n̂N` n`
Ң ңŅņŅņ
Ӊ ӊṆṇṆṇ
Ҥ ҥṄṅṄṅ
ԊԋǸǹǸǹ
ԢԣŃńŃń
Ӈ ӈŇňŇň
Н̄ нN̄ n̄N̄ n̄
ОоOoOoO oO o
ӦӧÖöÖö
ӨөÔôÔô
ӪӫŐőŐő
Ӧ̄о̄̈Ọ̈ọ̈Ọ̈ọ̈
ҨҩÒ òÒ ò
О́о́Ó óÓ ó
О̄о̄Ō ōŌ ō
ŒœŒœŒœ
П пPpPpP pP p
ҦҧṔṕṔṕ
ԤԥP̀ p̀P̀ p̀
РрRrRrR rR r
СсSsSsS sS s
ҪҫŞşŞş
С̀с̀S̀ s̀S̀ s̀
ТтT tT tT tT t
ЋћĆ ćĆ ć
ԎԏT̀t̀T̀t̀
Т̌ т̌Ť ťŤ ť
ҬҭŢ ţŢ ţ
У уU uU uU uU u
Ӱ ӱÜ üÜ ü
Ӯ ӯŪ ūŪ ū
Ў ўŬ ŭŬ ŭU` u`
Ӳ ӳŰ űŰ ű
У́ у́Ú úÚ ú
Ӱ̄ ӱ̄Ụ̈ ụ̈Ụ̈ ụ̈
Ү үÙ ùÙ ù
ҰұU̇ u̇U̇ u̇
Ӱ̄ ӱ̄Ụ̄ ụ̄Ụ̄ ụ̄
ԜԝW wW w
Ф фF fF fF fF f
ХхH hH hX xKh kh
ҲҳḨ ḩḨ ḩ
ЦцC cC cCz, C cz, c3T͡s ͡ts
Ҵ ҵC̄ c̄C̄ c̄
ЏџD̂ d̂D̂ d̂Dh dh
ЧчČ čČ čCh chCh ch
ҶҷÇ çÇ ç
ӋӌC̣c̣C̣c̣
ӴӵC̈ c̈C̈ c̈
ҸҹĈ ĉĈ ĉ
Ч̀ч̀C̀c̀C̀c̀
Ҽ ҽC̆c̆C̆c̆
Ҿ ҿÇ̆ç̆Ç̆ç̆
Ш шŠ šŠ šSh shSh sh
Щ щŜ ŝŜ ŝShh, Sht  shh, sht4Shch shch
ЪъʺʺA` a`, ` 5ʺ ʺ
ЫыY yY yY` y`Y y
ӸӹŸ ÿŸ ÿ
Ы̄ы̄Ȳ ȳȲ ȳ
Ььʹʹ` ʹ ʹ
ЭэÈ èÈ èE` e`Ė ė
ӘәA̋ a̋A̋ a̋
ӚӛÀ àÀ à
ЮюÛ ûÛ ûYu yuI͡U i͡u
Ю̄ю̄Ů ůŪ̂ ū̂
Яя â âYa yaI͡A i͡a
ҐґG̀g̀G̀g̀
Ѣ ѣĚ ěĚ ě
Ѫ ѫǍ ǎǍ ǎ
ѲѳF̀ f̀F̀ f̀Ḟ ḟ
Ѵ ѵỲ ỳỲ ỳẎ ẏ
Ӏ
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ѢѣYe ye6I͡E i͡e
ѲѳFh fh
ѴѵYh yh
ѪѫO` o`7
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  1. not in Belarusian; y` for Ukrainian

  2. i` only before vowels for Old Russian and Old Bulgarian

  3. c before i, e, y, j

  4. shh for Russian and Ukrainian; sht for Bulgarian

  5. two grave accents for Russian; a` for Bulgarian

  6. Old Russian and Old Bulgarian

  7. Old Bulgarian