Does transliteration translate Russian?

No. It changes characters between Cyrillic and Latin according to the printed table. The words keep their meaning and are not translated.

Can I type Russian with English letters?

Yes. Set Direction to Latin to Cyrillic and type, for example privet, kak dela: the Cyrillic result updates with every key, ready to copy.

Why does Щ become shch?

The simple table uses shch for Щ and sh for Ш so the two letters stay distinct, and reading Latin back takes the longest group first.

What does the Library of Congress option change?

It switches to the ALA-LC romanization: й is ĭ, э is ė, ё is ë, the signs are ʺ and ʹ, and ц, ю and я are t͡s, i͡u and i͡a with a tie mark. Choose it under Scheme and the mapping table switches with it.

Can I transliterate a Russian name?

Yes, letter by letter: Андрей is Andrej in the simple table and Andreĭ in Library of Congress. Passports and visas follow their own standard, so copy an official spelling from the document itself.

Are punctuation, numbers and capitals kept?

Yes. Characters outside the table pass through unchanged, including spaces, punctuation and numbers. A capital letter gives a capitalised group, so Щ becomes Shch, and an all-capital word stays all capital, so ШУБА becomes SHUBA.

Russian Transliteration

Paste Russian Cyrillic and read it in Latin letters, or switch the direction to type Russian in English letters and get Cyrillic. Two schemes are built in: a simple table that is easy to type, and the Library of Congress (ALA-LC) romanization with its ties and primes. The mapping for the chosen scheme is printed with the tool, and punctuation, numbers and capitals are kept. This changes letters; it does not translate words.

DirectionSchemeDeterministic character transliteration, not translation or passport spelling.

Text

Privet, mir! Shchuka i Sharik.

Latin to Cyrillic reads the longest sequence first, so shch is Щ before sh is Ш. It also takes h for Х, c for Ц, e' for Э, y after a vowel for Й, and ye at the start of a word or after a vowel for Е. Punctuation and spaces pass through unchanged.

Simple table mapping

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Common questions

Does transliteration translate Russian?: No. It changes characters between Cyrillic and Latin according to the printed table. The words keep their meaning and are not translated.
Can I type Russian with English letters?: Yes. Set Direction to Latin to Cyrillic and type, for example privet, kak dela: the Cyrillic result updates with every key, ready to copy.
Why does Щ become shch?: The simple table uses shch for Щ and sh for Ш so the two letters stay distinct, and reading Latin back takes the longest group first.
What does the Library of Congress option change?: It switches to the ALA-LC romanization: й is ĭ, э is ė, ё is ë, the signs are ʺ and ʹ, and ц, ю and я are t͡s, i͡u and i͡a with a tie mark. Choose it under Scheme and the mapping table switches with it.
Can I transliterate a Russian name?: Yes, letter by letter: Андрей is Andrej in the simple table and Andreĭ in Library of Congress. Passports and visas follow their own standard, so copy an official spelling from the document itself.
Are punctuation, numbers and capitals kept?: Yes. Characters outside the table pass through unchanged, including spaces, punctuation and numbers. A capital letter gives a capitalised group, so Щ becomes Shch, and an all-capital word stays all capital, so ШУБА becomes SHUBA.

Every conversion follows the printed table for the chosen scheme, plus the listed typing rules for Latin input. The simple table spells е and э both as e and reads ts back as ц, so check those letters; this page makes no passport-spelling claim.