Russian / Signs and the ya-yu-yo family

Ёё

The letter “ё

/yo/

Ё ё sounds like yo, as in "yolk". Two dots turn Е into Ё: say "yo", not "ye".

Where is Ё on the keyboard?

On Russian Phonetic, ё is on the key QWERTY prints as "`", left little finger. On ЙЦУКЕН it is on the key QWERTY prints as "`", left little finger. Both layouts put it on the same physical key, so this is one of the few letters you do not have to relearn when you switch.

Russian Phonetic
Ё
!1
"2
3
;4
%5
:6
?7
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(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 Ё ё

  • ёлка/yolka/fir tree
  • ёж/yozh/hedgehog
  • её/eyo/her, hers