AltKeyCodes

Cyrillic Small Letter Soft Sign Symbol

There is no legacy Windows Alt code for Cyrillic Small Letter Soft Sign because it is not in either the OEM code page 437 or Windows-1252 tables. The Unicode codepoint is U+044C, which you can use as ь in HTML, \044C in CSS, or type with Alt+1100 on Windows (BMP only). If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, use the Character Viewer, the HTML entity, or copy the character directly. Cyrillic Small Letter Soft Sign is outside both legacy code pages, which is why U+044C is the identifier that works across Word, HTML, CSS, Python and JavaScript. Cyrillic Small Letter Soft Sign has no named HTML entity, so use the numeric escape ь or the hex escape ь.

Codes for this symbol

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Not available for this symbol: legacy Windows Alt code, macOS Option shortcut, named HTML entity.

How to type cyrillic small letter soft sign on Windows

  1. Turn Num Lock on so the numeric keypad is active.
  2. Hold the left Alt key.
  3. Type 1 1 0 0 on the numeric keypad for the decimal codepoint 1100.
  4. Release Alt. The Cyrillic Small Letter Soft Sign character (ь) appears.

If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, see how to type symbols without a numpad.

How to type cyrillic small letter soft sign on macOS

There is no direct Option shortcut for Cyrillic Small Letter Soft Sign. Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space, search for "Cyrillic Small Letter Soft Sign" and click the character to insert it.

How to use cyrillic small letter soft sign in code

  • HTML: or
  • CSS: content:"\044C"; ()
  • Python: \u044C or chr(0x44C)
  • JavaScript: \u044C or String.fromCodePoint(0x44C)
  • JSON: "\u044C"

Frequently asked questions

Is there an Alt code for ь?

No legacy Alt code exists for Cyrillic Small Letter Soft Sign because it is not in code page 437 or Windows-1252. Use the Unicode codepoint U+044C in HTML, CSS or the Character Viewer instead.

How do I type ь without a numpad?

Use the Windows Character Viewer (Win+.), the macOS Character Viewer (⌃⌘Space), an HTML entity such as ь, or copy the character directly from this page.

Why does Alt+1100 not work?

Alt+1100 only works on a keyboard with a physical numeric keypad. It also requires the application to accept the numeric-keypad input path. Laptops without a numpad need an alternative method.

What is the Unicode for Cyrillic Small Letter Soft Sign?

The Unicode codepoint for Cyrillic Small Letter Soft Sign is U+044C. You can use this value in HTML as ь, in CSS as \044C, and in Word with Alt+X.

How do I type ь on a Mac?

Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space and search for the character name or U+044C, then click it.

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