The ь letter of the Russian alphabet used in the Russian language.

The Russian alphabet letter ь with audio, pronunciation and description.

мягкий знак: ь letter.

ь is part of the Russian alphabet in the Russian language and it is pronounced [ ʲ] . Its name is мягкий знак which literally means soft sign but before it was known as ерь. In English it sounds approximately as silent, palatalizes the preceding consonant (if phonologically possible). . Some examples of its usage can bee seen in the Russian words: весь vyes'"entire" .

ь [ ʲ] мягкий знак
ь sound
мягкий знак pronunciation:

Writing styles

Italic

Ь ь

Handwriting

Ь ь
Example usage in Handwriting style with consecutive ocurrences: Ьь. ььь.