Russian / Signs and the ya-yu-yo family
Ьь
The letter “мягкий знак”
/'/
Ь ь sounds like silent: it softens (palatalizes) the consonant right before it.
Where is Ь on the keyboard?
On Russian Phonetic, ь is on the key QWERTY prints as ";", right little finger, on the home row. On ЙЦУКЕН it is on the key QWERTY prints as "m", right index 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 Ь ь
- день/den'/day
- очень/ochen'/very
- только/tol'ko/only