Russian Typing
Free Russian typing test · english to Russian · Russian keyboard · WPM
Practice free Russian typing online and take a live Russian typing test with real-time russian WPM and accuracy. Train on the russian keyboard, improve russian typing speed, and build touch-typing skill for school, exams, and work. Follow the US QWERTY key → script letter map below to learn how to type russian letters. Russian Cyrillic typing using **ЙЦУКЕН** letter positions on a US keyboard — press the Latin key in the same place as a Russian keyboard label. Then click Start Typing for the full Russian WPM test — no download. Looking for english to russian or a russian translator? Use the typing box on this page to convert English into Russian, then practice the russian typing test.
Бесплатный тест печати на русском (кириллица ЙЦУКЕН). Живой WPM и точность на русских текстах. Без загрузки на TypingBit.
Phonetic typing: type English by sound, then Space or Convert for Russian script.
Russian keyboard (for the typing test)
US QWERTY key → Cyrillic (labels on keyboard).
Official Russian ЙЦУКЕН layout used on TypingBit’s practice page. Top of each key = English letter on a US keyboard; bottom = Russian letter you get when you press it. Hold Shift for extra characters shown below.
Shift keys
How to type Russian letters
This chart matches TypingBit’s on-screen keyboard. Press the US key shown to produce each Russian character — same as the live typing test.
| Russian | US key / input |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 |
| ё | ` |
| - | - |
| = | = |
| й | q |
| ц | w |
| у | e |
| к | r |
| е | t |
| н | y |
| г | u |
| ш | i |
| щ | o |
| з | p |
| х | [ |
| ъ | ] |
| \ | \ |
| ф | a |
| ы | s |
| в | d |
| а | f |
| п | g |
| р | h |
| о | j |
| л | k |
| д | l |
| ж | ; |
| э | ' |
| я | z |
| ч | x |
| с | c |
| м | v |
| и | b |
| т | n |
| ь | m |
| б | , |
| ю | . |
| . | / |
| Russian | Keys |
|---|---|
| Ё | Shift+~ |
| ! | Shift+! |
| " | Shift+@ |
| № | Shift+# |
| ; | Shift+$ |
| % | Shift+% |
| : | Shift+^ |
| ? | Shift+& |
| * | Shift+* |
| ( | Shift+( |
| ) | Shift+) |
| _ | Shift+_ |
| + | Shift++ |
| Й | Shift+Q |
| Ц | Shift+W |
| У | Shift+E |
| К | Shift+R |
| Е | Shift+T |
| Н | Shift+Y |
| Г | Shift+U |
| Ш | Shift+I |
| Щ | Shift+O |
| З | Shift+P |
| Х | Shift+{ |
| Ъ | Shift+} |
| / | Shift+| |
| Ф | Shift+A |
| Ы | Shift+S |
| В | Shift+D |
| А | Shift+F |
| П | Shift+G |
| Р | Shift+H |
| О | Shift+J |
| Л | Shift+K |
| Д | Shift+L |
| Ж | Shift+: |
| Э | Shift+" |
| Я | Shift+Z |
| Ч | Shift+X |
| С | Shift+C |
| М | Shift+V |
| И | Shift+B |
| Т | Shift+N |
| Ь | Shift+M |
| Б | Shift+< |
| Ю | Shift+> |
| , | Shift+? |
Useful hints
- Use the keyboard chart: English key on top → Russian letter on bottom.
- Russian Cyrillic typing using **ЙЦУКЕН** letter positions on a US keyboard — press the Latin key in the same place as a Russian keyboard label.
- Capital letters use Shift exactly like Russian PC typing.
- Read Russian word shape; do not transliterate letter-by-letter in your head.
- Need speed / exam practice? Use the Russian Typing Test with live WPM.
- Need meaning (not sound)? Use the free English to Russian translator.
- Search keywords: russian typing, russian typing test, english to russian, russian keyboard.
Why practice Russian here
- Prepare for bilingual tech roles and Cyrillic documentation
- Free WPM and accuracy tracking on long Russian paragraphs