How to Type Russian Letters on English Keyboard (in MS Word)
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.
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Below are the alt codes for the various Russian Characters.
Uppercase Russian Letters/Characters
Character Name | Character | Alt Code |
---|---|---|
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER A | А | Alt + 1040 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BE | Б | Alt + 1041 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER VE | В | Alt + 1042 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE | Г | Alt + 1043 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER DE | Д | Alt + 1044 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IE | Е | Alt + 1045 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE | Ж | Alt + 1046 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZE | З | Alt + 1047 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I | И | Alt + 1048 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHORT I | Й | Alt + 1049 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA | К | Alt + 1050 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EL | Л | Alt + 1051 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EM | М | Alt + 1052 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EN | Н | Alt + 1053 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER O | О | Alt + 1054 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER PE | П | Alt + 1055 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ER | Р | Alt + 1056 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ES | С | Alt + 1057 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TE | Т | Alt + 1058 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER U | У | Alt + 1059 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EF | Ф | Alt + 1060 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HA | Х | Alt + 1061 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TSE | Ц | Alt + 1062 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHE | Ч | Alt + 1063 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHA | Ш | Alt + 1064 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHCHA | Щ | Alt + 1065 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HARD SIGN | Ъ | Alt + 1066 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YERU | Ы | Alt + 1067 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SOFT SIGN | Ь | Alt + 1068 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER E | Э | Alt + 1069 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YU | Ю | Alt + 1070 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YA | Я | Alt + 1071 |
Lowercase Russian Letters/Characters
Character Name | Character | Alt Code |
---|---|---|
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A | а | Alt + 1072 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BE | б | Alt + 1073 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER VE | в | Alt + 1074 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE | г | Alt + 1075 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DE | д | Alt + 1076 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IE | е | Alt + 1077 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE | ж | Alt + 1078 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZE | з | Alt + 1079 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I | и | Alt + 1080 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHORT I | й | Alt + 1081 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA | к | Alt + 1082 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EL | л | Alt + 1083 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EM | м | Alt + 1084 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EN | н | Alt + 1085 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER O | о | Alt + 1086 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER PE | п | Alt + 1087 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ER | р | Alt + 1088 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ES | с | Alt + 1089 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TE | т | Alt + 1090 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U | у | Alt + 1091 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EF | ф | Alt + 1092 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HA | х | Alt + 1093 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TSE | ц | Alt + 1094 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHE | ч | Alt + 1095 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHA | ш | Alt + 1096 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA | щ | Alt + 1097 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HARD SIGN | ъ | Alt + 1098 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YERU | ы | Alt + 1099 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SOFT SIGN | ь | Alt + 1100 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER E | э | Alt + 1101 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YU | ю | Alt + 1102 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YA | я | Alt + 1103 |
Additional Russian Letters and Symbols
Character Name | Character | Alt Code |
---|---|---|
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER OMEGA | Ѡ | Alt + 1120 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER OMEGA | ѡ | Alt + 1121 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YAT | Ѣ | Alt + 1122 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YAT | ѣ | Alt + 1123 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IOTIFIED E | Ѥ | Alt + 1124 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IOTIFIED E | ѥ | Alt + 1125 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER LITTLE YUS | Ѧ | Alt + 1126 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER LITTLE YUS | ѧ | Alt + 1127 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IOTIFIED LITTLE YUS | Ѩ | Alt + 1128 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IOTIFIED LITTLE YUS | ѩ | Alt + 1129 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BIG YUS | Ѫ | Alt + 1130 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BIG YUS | ѫ | Alt + 1131 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IOTIFIED BIG YUS | Ѭ | Alt + 1132 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IOTIFIED BIG YUS | ѭ | Alt + 1133 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KSI | Ѯ | Alt + 1134 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KSI | ѯ | Alt + 1135 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER PSI | Ѱ | Alt + 1136 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER PSI | ѱ | Alt + 1137 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER FITA | Ѳ | Alt + 1138 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER FITA | ѳ | Alt + 1139 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IZHITSA | Ѵ | Alt + 1140 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IZHITSA | ѵ | Alt + 1141 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IZHITSA WITH DOUBLE GRAVE ACCENT | Ѷ | Alt + 1142 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IZHITSA WITH DOUBLE GRAVE ACCENT | ѷ | Alt + 1143 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER UK | Ѹ | Alt + 1144 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER UK | ѹ | Alt + 1145 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ROUND OMEGA | Ѻ | Alt + 1146 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ROUND OMEGA | ѻ | Alt + 1147 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER OMEGA WITH TITLO | Ѽ | Alt + 1148 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER OMEGA WITH TITLO | ѽ | Alt + 1149 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER OT | Ѿ | Alt + 1150 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER OT | ѿ | Alt + 1151 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KOPPA | Ҁ | Alt + 1152 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KOPPA | ҁ | Alt + 1153 |
CYRILLIC THOUSANDS SIGN | ҂ | Alt + 1154 |
COMBINING CYRILLIC TITLO | а҃ | Alt + 1155 |
COMBINING CYRILLIC PALATALIZATION | а҄ | Alt + 1156 |
COMBINING CYRILLIC DASIA PNEUMATA | а҅ | Alt + 1157 |
COMBINING CYRILLIC PSILI PNEUMATA | а҆ | Alt + 1158 |
COMBINING CYRILLIC HUNDRED THOUSANDS SIGN | ҈а | Alt + 1160 |
COMBINING CYRILLIC MILLIONS SIGN | ҉а | Alt + 1161 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SEMISOFT SIGN | Ҍ | Alt + 1164 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SEMISOFT SIGN | ҍ | Alt + 1165 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ER WITH TICK | Ҏ | Alt + 1166 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ER WITH TICK | ҏ | Alt + 1167 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE WITH UPTURN | Ґ | Alt + 1168 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH UPTURN | ґ | Alt + 1169 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE WITH STROKE | Ғ | Alt + 1170 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH STROKE | ғ | Alt + 1171 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER GHE WITH MIDDLE HOOK | Ҕ | Alt + 1172 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH MIDDLE HOOK | ҕ | Alt + 1173 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE WITH DESCENDER | Җ | Alt + 1174 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE WITH DESCENDER | җ | Alt + 1175 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZE WITH DESCENDER | Ҙ | Alt + 1176 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZE WITH DESCENDER | ҙ | Alt + 1177 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA WITH DESCENDER | Қ | Alt + 1178 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA WITH DESCENDER | қ | Alt + 1179 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA WITH VERTICAL STROKE | Ҝ | Alt + 1180 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA WITH VERTICAL STROKE | ҝ | Alt + 1181 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA WITH STROKE | Ҟ | Alt + 1182 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA WITH STROKE | ҟ | Alt + 1183 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BASHKIR KA | Ҡ | Alt + 1184 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BASHKIR KA | ҡ | Alt + 1185 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EN WITH DESCENDER | Ң | Alt + 1186 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EN WITH DESCENDER | ң | Alt + 1187 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LIGATURE EN GHE | Ҥ | Alt + 1188 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LIGATURE EN GHE | ҥ | Alt + 1189 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER PE WITH MIDDLE HOOK (Abkhasian) | Ҧ | Alt + 1190 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER PE WITH MIDDLE HOOK (Abkhasian) | ҧ | Alt + 1191 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ABKHASIAN HA | Ҩ | Alt + 1192 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ABKHASIAN HA | ҩ | Alt + 1193 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ES WITH DESCENDER | Ҫ | Alt + 1194 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ES WITH DESCENDER | ҫ | Alt + 1195 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TE WITH DESCENDER | Ҭ | Alt + 1196 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TE WITH DESCENDER | ҭ | Alt + 1197 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER STRAIGHT U | Ү | Alt + 1198 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER STRAIGHT U | ү | Alt + 1199 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER STRAIGHT U WITH STROKE | Ұ | Alt + 1200 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER STRAIGHT U WITH STROKE | ұ | Alt + 1201 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HA WITH DESCENDER | Ҳ | Alt + 1202 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HA WITH DESCENDER | ҳ | Alt + 1203 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LIGATURE TE TSE (Abkhasian) | Ҵ | Alt + 1204 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LIGATURE TE TSE (Abkhasian) | ҵ | Alt + 1205 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHE WITH DESCENDER | Ҷ | Alt + 1206 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHE WITH DESCENDER | ҷ | Alt + 1207 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHE WITH VERTICAL STROKE | Ҹ | Alt + 1208 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHE WITH VERTICAL STROKE | ҹ | Alt + 1209 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHHA | Һ | Alt + 1210 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHHA | һ | Alt + 1211 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ABKHASIAN CHE | Ҽ | Alt + 1212 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ABKHASIAN CHE | ҽ | Alt + 1213 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ABKHASIAN CHE WITH DESCENDER | Ҿ | Alt + 1214 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ABKHASIAN CHE WITH DESCENDER | ҿ | Alt + 1215 |
CYRILLIC LETTER PALOCHKA | Ӏ | Alt + 1216 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE WITH BREVE | Ӂ | Alt + 1217 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE WITH BREVE | ӂ | Alt + 1218 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA WITH HOOK | Ӄ | Alt + 1219 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA WITH HOOK | ӄ | Alt + 1220 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EN WITH HOOK | Ӈ | Alt + 1223 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EN WITH HOOK | ӈ | Alt + 1224 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KHAKASSIAN CHE | Ӌ | Alt + 1227 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KHAKASSIAN CHE | ӌ | Alt + 1228 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER A WITH BREVE | Ӑ | Alt + 1232 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A WITH BREVE | ӑ | Alt + 1233 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS | Ӓ | Alt + 1234 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS | ӓ | Alt + 1235 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LIGATURE A IE | Ӕ | Alt + 1236 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LIGATURE A IE | ӕ | Alt + 1237 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER IE WITH BREVE | Ӗ | Alt + 1238 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IE WITH BREVE | ӗ | Alt + 1239 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SCHWA | Ә | Alt + 1240 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SCHWA | ә | Alt + 1241 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SCHWA WITH DIAERESIS | Ӛ | Alt + 1242 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SCHWA WITH DIAERESIS | ӛ | Alt + 1243 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE WITH DIAERESIS | Ӝ | Alt + 1244 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE WITH DIAERESIS | ӝ | Alt + 1245 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZE WITH DIAERESIS | Ӟ | Alt + 1246 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZE WITH DIAERESIS | ӟ | Alt + 1247 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ABKHASIAN DZE | Ӡ | Alt + 1248 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ABKHASIAN DZE | ӡ | Alt + 1249 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I WITH MACRON | Ӣ | Alt + 1250 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I WITH MACRON | ӣ | Alt + 1251 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS | Ӥ | Alt + 1252 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS | ӥ | Alt + 1253 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS | Ӧ | Alt + 1254 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS | ӧ | Alt + 1255 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BARRED O | Ө | Alt + 1256 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BARRED O | ө | Alt + 1257 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BARRED O WITH DIAERESIS | Ӫ | Alt + 1258 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BARRED O WITH DIAERESIS | ӫ | Alt + 1259 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS | Ӭ | Alt + 1260 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS | ӭ | Alt + 1261 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER U WITH MACRON | Ӯ | Alt + 1262 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U WITH MACRON | ӯ | Alt + 1263 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS | Ӱ | Alt + 1264 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS | ӱ | Alt + 1265 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE | Ӳ | Alt + 1266 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE | ӳ | Alt + 1267 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER CHE WITH DIAERESIS | Ӵ | Alt + 1268 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER CHE WITH DIAERESIS | ӵ | Alt + 1269 |
CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER YERU WITH DIAERESIS | Ӹ | Alt + 1272 |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER YERU WITH DIAERESIS | ӹ | Alt + 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.
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.
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