How-To - How to Type Anything

Typing letters or characters in other languages, such as Russian, is now a breeze thanks to technological advances in keyboard controls. There are a few clean tips and tricks in this article that will help you type Russian letters quickly and efficiently on any computer platform, including desktops, laptops, and even mobile devices. Some keyboards are made in Russian and allow you to type these Russian characters more quickly and comfortably. However, if you don't have access to such a special Russian keyboard, the techniques in this article can be very helpful. Without further ado, let’s get started. How to Type or Insert Russian Letters There are several methods for typing or inserting Russian characters into Microsoft Word. Because these characters are not readily available on the keyboard, the simplest way to type them on Word is to use their alt codes. In this section, I'll show you how to use alt codes to type Russian letters on an English keyboard. Using the Russian Letters Alt Code Each Russian character has an alt code that you can use to type it in Microsoft Word. You'll quickly learn the alt code for all the Russian characters. For the time being, let's focus on the steps. To type Russian letters in MS Word, follow these steps: First and foremost, get the alt code for the Russian letters you intend to type. These alt codes are listed just below these instructions.Open your Microsoft Word document and move the insertion pointer to the location where you want to type the Russian characters.Turn on your Num Lock. Press Fn+NmLk to turn on Num Lock on laptops without the numeric keypad.Hold down the Alt key on your keyboard.Whilst still holding on to the Alt key, press the Russian alt code.For example, to type ア, press and hold the Alt key, then type the alt code 12450 on the numeric keypad.Now release the Alt key. You should see the Russian letter inserted as soon as you release the Alt key. Related: How to type Japanese Characters Below are the alt codes for the various Russian Characters. Uppercase Russian Letters/Characters Character NameCharacterAlt CodeCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER AАAlt + 1040CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BEБAlt + 1041CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER VEВAlt + 1042CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHEГAlt + 1043CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DEДAlt + 1044CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IEЕAlt + 1045CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHEЖAlt + 1046CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZEЗAlt + 1047CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IИAlt + 1048CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHORT IЙAlt + 1049CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KAКAlt + 1050CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ELЛAlt + 1051CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EMМAlt + 1052CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ENНAlt + 1053CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER OОAlt + 1054CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER PEПAlt + 1055CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ERРAlt + 1056CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ESСAlt + 1057CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TEТAlt + 1058CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER UУAlt + 1059CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EFФAlt + 1060CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HAХAlt + 1061CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TSEЦAlt + 1062CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHEЧAlt + 1063CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHAШAlt + 1064CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHCHAЩAlt + 1065CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HARD SIGNЪAlt + 1066CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YERUЫAlt + 1067CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SOFT SIGNЬAlt + 1068CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EЭAlt + 1069CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YUЮAlt + 1070CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YAЯAlt + 1071 Lowercase Russian Letters/Characters Character NameCharacterAlt CodeCYRILLIC SMALL LETTER AаAlt + 1072CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BEбAlt + 1073CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER VEвAlt + 1074CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHEгAlt + 1075CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DEдAlt + 1076CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IEеAlt + 1077CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHEжAlt + 1078CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZEзAlt + 1079CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IиAlt + 1080CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHORT IйAlt + 1081CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KAкAlt + 1082CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ELлAlt + 1083CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EMмAlt + 1084CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ENнAlt + 1085CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER OоAlt + 1086CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER PEпAlt + 1087CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ERрAlt + 1088CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ESсAlt + 1089CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TEтAlt + 1090CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER UуAlt + 1091CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EFфAlt + 1092CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HAхAlt + 1093CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TSEцAlt + 1094CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHEчAlt + 1095CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHAшAlt + 1096CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHAщAlt + 1097CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HARD SIGNъAlt + 1098CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YERUыAlt + 1099CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SOFT SIGNьAlt + 1100CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EэAlt + 1101CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YUюAlt + 1102CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YAяAlt + 1103 Additional Russian Letters and Symbols Character NameCharacterAlt CodeCYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER OMEGAѠAlt + 1120CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER OMEGAѡAlt + 1121CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YATѢAlt + 1122CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YATѣAlt + 1123CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IOTIFIED EѤAlt + 1124CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IOTIFIED EѥAlt + 1125CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER LITTLE YUSѦAlt + 1126CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER LITTLE YUSѧAlt + 1127CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IOTIFIED LITTLE YUSѨAlt + 1128CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IOTIFIED LITTLE YUSѩAlt + 1129CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BIG YUSѪAlt + 1130CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BIG YUSѫAlt + 1131CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IOTIFIED BIG YUSѬAlt + 1132CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IOTIFIED BIG YUSѭAlt + 1133CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KSIѮAlt + 1134CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KSIѯAlt + 1135CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER PSIѰAlt + 1136CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER PSIѱAlt + 1137CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER FITAѲAlt + 1138CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER FITAѳAlt + 1139CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IZHITSAѴAlt + 1140CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IZHITSAѵAlt + 1141CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IZHITSA WITH DOUBLE GRAVE ACCENTѶAlt + 1142CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IZHITSA WITH DOUBLE GRAVE ACCENTѷAlt + 1143CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER UKѸAlt + 1144CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER UKѹAlt + 1145CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ROUND OMEGAѺAlt + 1146CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ROUND OMEGAѻAlt + 1147CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER OMEGA WITH TITLOѼAlt + 1148CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER OMEGA WITH TITLOѽAlt + 1149CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER OTѾAlt + 1150CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER OTѿAlt + 1151CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KOPPAҀAlt + 1152CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KOPPAҁAlt + 1153CYRILLIC THOUSANDS SIGN҂Alt + 1154COMBINING CYRILLIC TITLOа҃Alt + 1155COMBINING CYRILLIC PALATALIZATIONа҄Alt + 1156COMBINING CYRILLIC DASIA PNEUMATAа҅Alt + 1157COMBINING CYRILLIC PSILI PNEUMATAа҆Alt + 1158COMBINING CYRILLIC HUNDRED THOUSANDS SIGN҈аAlt + 1160COMBINING CYRILLIC MILLIONS SIGN҉аAlt + 1161CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SEMISOFT SIGNҌAlt + 1164CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SEMISOFT SIGNҍAlt + 1165CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ER WITH TICKҎAlt + 1166CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ER WITH TICKҏAlt + 1167CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE WITH UPTURNҐAlt + 1168CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH UPTURNґAlt + 1169CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE WITH STROKEҒAlt + 1170CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH STROKEғAlt + 1171CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE WITH MIDDLE HOOKҔAlt + 1172CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH MIDDLE HOOKҕAlt + 1173CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE WITH DESCENDERҖAlt + 1174CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE WITH DESCENDERҗAlt + 1175CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZE WITH DESCENDERҘAlt + 1176CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZE WITH DESCENDERҙAlt + 1177CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA WITH DESCENDERҚAlt + 1178CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA WITH DESCENDERқAlt + 1179CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA WITH VERTICAL STROKEҜAlt + 1180CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA WITH VERTICAL STROKEҝAlt + 1181CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA WITH STROKEҞAlt + 1182CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA WITH STROKEҟAlt + 1183CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BASHKIR KAҠAlt + 1184CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BASHKIR KAҡAlt + 1185CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EN WITH DESCENDERҢAlt + 1186CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EN WITH DESCENDERңAlt + 1187CYRILLIC CAPITAL LIGATURE EN GHEҤAlt + 1188CYRILLIC SMALL LIGATURE EN GHEҥAlt + 1189CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER PE WITH MIDDLE HOOK (Abkhasian)ҦAlt + 1190CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER PE WITH MIDDLE HOOK (Abkhasian)ҧAlt + 1191CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ABKHASIAN HAҨAlt + 1192CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ABKHASIAN HAҩAlt + 1193CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ES WITH DESCENDERҪAlt + 1194CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ES WITH DESCENDERҫAlt + 1195CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TE WITH DESCENDERҬAlt + 1196CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TE WITH DESCENDERҭAlt + 1197CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER STRAIGHT UҮAlt + 1198CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER STRAIGHT UүAlt + 1199CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER STRAIGHT U WITH STROKEҰAlt + 1200CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER STRAIGHT U WITH STROKEұAlt + 1201CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HA WITH DESCENDERҲAlt + 1202CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HA WITH DESCENDERҳAlt + 1203CYRILLIC CAPITAL LIGATURE TE TSE (Abkhasian)ҴAlt + 1204CYRILLIC SMALL LIGATURE TE TSE (Abkhasian)ҵAlt + 1205CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHE WITH DESCENDERҶAlt + 1206CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHE WITH DESCENDERҷAlt + 1207CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHE WITH VERTICAL STROKEҸAlt + 1208CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHE WITH VERTICAL STROKEҹAlt + 1209CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHHAҺAlt + 1210CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHHAһAlt + 1211CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ABKHASIAN CHEҼAlt + 1212CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ABKHASIAN CHEҽAlt + 1213CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ABKHASIAN CHE WITH DESCENDERҾAlt + 1214CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ABKHASIAN CHE WITH DESCENDERҿAlt + 1215CYRILLIC LETTER PALOCHKAӀAlt + 1216CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE WITH BREVEӁAlt + 1217CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE WITH BREVEӂAlt + 1218CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA WITH HOOKӃAlt + 1219CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA WITH HOOKӄAlt + 1220CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EN WITH HOOKӇAlt + 1223CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EN WITH HOOKӈAlt + 1224CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KHAKASSIAN CHEӋAlt + 1227CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KHAKASSIAN CHEӌAlt + 1228CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER A WITH BREVEӐAlt + 1232CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A WITH BREVEӑAlt + 1233CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESISӒAlt + 1234CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESISӓAlt + 1235CYRILLIC CAPITAL LIGATURE A IEӔAlt + 1236CYRILLIC SMALL LIGATURE A IEӕAlt + 1237CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IE WITH BREVEӖAlt + 1238CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IE WITH BREVEӗAlt + 1239CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SCHWAӘAlt + 1240CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SCHWAәAlt + 1241CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SCHWA WITH DIAERESISӚAlt + 1242CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SCHWA WITH DIAERESISӛAlt + 1243CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE WITH DIAERESISӜAlt + 1244CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE WITH DIAERESISӝAlt + 1245CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZE WITH DIAERESISӞAlt + 1246CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZE WITH DIAERESISӟAlt + 1247CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ABKHASIAN DZEӠAlt + 1248CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ABKHASIAN DZEӡAlt + 1249CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I WITH MACRONӢAlt + 1250CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I WITH MACRONӣAlt + 1251CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DIAERESISӤAlt + 1252CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I WITH DIAERESISӥAlt + 1253CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESISӦAlt + 1254CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESISӧAlt + 1255CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BARRED OӨAlt + 1256CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BARRED OөAlt + 1257CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BARRED O WITH DIAERESISӪAlt + 1258CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BARRED O WITH DIAERESISӫAlt + 1259CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER E WITH DIAERESISӬAlt + 1260CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESISӭAlt + 1261CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER U WITH MACRONӮAlt + 1262CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U WITH MACRONӯAlt + 1263CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESISӰAlt + 1264CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESISӱAlt + 1265CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTEӲAlt + 1266CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTEӳAlt + 1267CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHE WITH DIAERESISӴAlt + 1268CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHE WITH DIAERESISӵAlt + 1269CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YERU WITH DIAERESISӸAlt + 1272CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YERU WITH DIAERESISӹAlt + 1273 Note: Using the alt code approach means that you have a lot to learn. And as we all know, learning these alt codes will take a lot of practice as there are many alt codes to remember. However, you can create a cheat sheet for quick reference if you happen to type Russian letters frequently. Using Online Russian Keyboard There are numerous free online Russian keyboards available that allow anyone to type Russian characters by simply clicking on them. Instead of trying to type these characters with your own keyboard, you are presented with a virtual Russian keyboard that includes all of the language's characters. You will also be given a simple text editor in which to type the characters. After that, you can copy and paste the typed characters into Microsoft Word or wherever you want. Listed below are some of the best free virtual Russian keyboards. HowToTypeAnything.ComVKboard.com Branah.com This is another online tool that gives you a very simple and beautiful virtual keyboard with which you can type in Russian by clicking on the virtual keyboard. These are some of the amazing tools you can use to type in Russian. Conclusion These are the easiest ways you can use to type Russian letters in Microsoft Word. If you often need to type a particular Russian letter or character in Word, using the Alt code method will be a good idea. However, if you want to type a lot of characters, then using one of the virtual keyboards will save you lots of time. Thank you so much for reading this blog.