Russian / Signs and the ya-yu-yo family

Ъъ

The letter “твёрдый знак

/"/

Ъ ъ sounds like silent: it blocks the consonant before it from softening.

Where is Ъ on the keyboard?

On Russian Phonetic, ъ is on the key QWERTY prints as "\", right little finger. On ЙЦУКЕН it is on the key QWERTY prints as "]", right little finger. Two different physical keys for one letter, which is why moving between the two layouts is its own skill rather than a detail.

Russian Phonetic
Ё
!1
"2
3
;4
%5
:6
?7
*8
(9
)0
_-
+=
Tab
Я
Ш
Е
Р
Т
Ы
У
И
О
П
Ч
Щ
Ъ
Caps
А
С
Д
Ф
Г
Х
Й
К
Л
Ь
Э
Shift
З
Ж
Ц
В
Б
Н
М
<,
>.
Ю
Shift
Ctrl
Alt
Alt
Ctrl
Russian (ЙЦУКЕН)
Ё
!1
"2
3
;4
%5
:6
?7
*8
(9
)0
_-
+=
Tab
Й
Ц
У
К
Е
Н
Г
Ш
Щ
З
Х
Ъ
/\
Caps
Ф
Ы
В
А
П
Р
О
Л
Д
Ж
Э
Shift
Я
Ч
С
М
И
Т
Ь
Б
Ю
,.
Shift
Ctrl
Alt
Alt
Ctrl

Words that use Ъ ъ

  • объект/ob'yekt/object
  • подъезд/pod'yezd/building entrance
  • въезд/v'yezd/entrance (for vehicles)