“Й” U+0419: Cyrillic Capital Letter Short I

Й Cyrillic Capital Letter Short I

U+0419
Й

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The Cyrillic Capital Letter Short I (Й), often called “I Kratkoye,” represents a palatal semivowel /j/. Technically, it is a composite character formed by the base letter И (U+0418) and a combining breve (U+0306). It is ubiquitous in Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian orthography, distinct from the vowel ‘I’.

⚠️ Note: Do not confuse with И (U+0418) or the Latin J.

Codes

HTML Й
CSS \0419
Python \u0419

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