“ы” U+044B: Cyrillic Small Letter Yeru

ы Cyrillic Small Letter Yeru

U+044B
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ℹ️ About

The Cyrillic Small Letter Yeru (U+044B) represents the close central unrounded vowel [ɨ]. It is a distinct grapheme in Slavic languages like Russian and Belarusian. Historically a digraph of ‘ъ’ and ‘і’, it functions as a critical vowel in modern orthography and never appears at the beginning of native Russian words.

⚠️ Note: Do not confuse with bl (Latin ‘b’ + ‘l’) or U+04F9.

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CSS \044B
Python \u044B

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