Russian keyboard layout
The standard ЙЦУКЕН layout key by key, the phonetic layout that maps letters by sound, and the Typewriter variant, with all 33 letters on all three.
- 33
- letters
- 3
- Windows layouts
- 11
- two-key letters on Mnemonic
ЙЦУКЕН, the standard layout
The standard Russian layout is named after the first six letters of its top row: ЙЦУКЕН. Here is the full map, named by the key in the same place on a US keyboard:
| Key on a US keyboard | Types | With Shift |
|---|---|---|
| ` | ё | Ё |
| 1 | 1 | ! |
| 2 | 2 | " |
| 3 | 3 | № |
| 4 | 4 | ; |
| 5 | 5 | % |
| 6 | 6 | : |
| 7 | 7 | ? |
| 8 | 8 | * |
| 9 | 9 | ( |
| 0 | 0 | ) |
| - | - | _ |
| = | = | + |
| Q | й | Й |
| W | ц | Ц |
| E | у | У |
| R | к | К |
| T | е | Е |
| Y | н | Н |
| U | г | Г |
| I | ш | Ш |
| O | щ | Щ |
| P | з | З |
| [ | х | Х |
| ] | ъ | Ъ |
| \ | \ | / |
| A | ф | Ф |
| S | ы | Ы |
| D | в | В |
| F | а | А |
| G | п | П |
| H | р | Р |
| J | о | О |
| K | л | Л |
| L | д | Д |
| ; | ж | Ж |
| ' | э | Э |
| Z | я | Я |
| X | ч | Ч |
| C | с | С |
| V | м | М |
| B | и | И |
| N | т | Т |
| M | ь | Ь |
| , | б | Б |
| . | ю | Ю |
| / | . | , |
What moves compared with an English keyboard
- Ё is on `, left of 1.
- The period is on / and the comma is Shift + /.
- Х and Ъ take the bracket keys ([ and ]); Ж and Э take ; and '; Б and Ю take , and ..
- Shift + 3 types the numero sign № instead of #.
- AltGr + 8 types the ruble sign ₽.
Russian - Mnemonic: the phonetic layout
If you learned to type in English, the Mnemonic layout puts Russian letters where they sound: A types а, B types б, D types д, F types ф, G types г, R types р. Letters with no Latin match are built with a second key, the way you would spell them in English:
| Type | Gives |
|---|---|
| J then A | я |
| J then E | э |
| J then O | ё |
| J then U | ю |
| S then H | ш |
| S then C | щ |
| C then H | ч |
| Y then A | я |
| Y then E | э |
| Y then O | ё |
| Y then U | ю |
The first key waits to see what comes next; type Space after it if you want it alone. The Cyrillic keyboard uses this layout.
Russian (Typewriter)
The older Typewriter layout keeps every letter in place and moves 16 keys, mostly punctuation onto the number row, with digits on Shift:
| Key | Standard | Typewriter |
|---|---|---|
| ` | ё Ё | | + |
| 1 | 1 ! | № 1 |
| 2 | 2 " | - 2 |
| 3 | 3 № | / 3 |
| 4 | 4 ; | " 4 |
| 5 | 5 % | : 5 |
| 6 | 6 : | , 6 |
| 7 | 7 ? | . 7 |
| 8 | 8 * | _ 8 |
| 9 | 9 ( | ? 9 |
| 0 | 0 ) | % 0 |
| - | - _ | ! = |
| = | = + | ; \ |
| \ | \ / | ) ( |
| \ | \ / | ) ( |
| / | . , | ё Ё |
Every letter on all three layouts
| Letter | Standard (ЙЦУКЕН) | Mnemonic | Typewriter |
|---|---|---|---|
| а | F | A | F |
| б | , | B | , |
| в | D | V | D |
| г | U | G | U |
| д | L | D | L |
| е | T | E | T |
| ё | ` | AltGr + ` then E | / |
| ж | ; | X | ; |
| з | P | Z | P |
| и | B | I | B |
| й | Q | J | Q |
| к | R | K | R |
| л | K | L | K |
| м | V | M | V |
| н | Y | N | Y |
| о | J | O | J |
| п | G | P | G |
| р | H | R | H |
| с | C | S | C |
| т | N | T | N |
| у | E | U | E |
| ф | A | F | A |
| х | [ | H | [ |
| ц | W | C | W |
| ч | X | AltGr + ` then C | X |
| ш | I | W | I |
| щ | O | AltGr + ` then W | O |
| ъ | ] | ` | ] |
| ы | S | Y | S |
| ь | M | ' | M |
| э | ' | AltGr + ` then A | ' |
| ю | . | AltGr + ` then U | . |
| я | Z | Q | Z |
Questions
Why is the Russian keyboard called ЙЦУКЕН?
Those are the first letters of its top row, the same way QWERTY is named.
Where is ё on a Russian keyboard?
On the key left of 1 (` on a US keyboard).
Is there a phonetic Russian keyboard?
Yes. Windows includes Russian - Mnemonic, which maps letters by sound: A types а, B types б, and с then х types ш.
Where is the period on a Russian keyboard?
On the / key; the comma is Shift + /.
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Every key and count in this guide is computed from the layout data when the site is built, so it always matches the keyboards here.