Cyrillic Small Letter Schwa Letter
ә is the Cyrillic small letter schwa (U+04D9), used in Cyrillic-based writing systems to represent a schwa sound.
U+04D9
ә is a Cyrillic character with the Unicode code point U+04D9. It’s commonly needed for accurate spelling in Cyrillic-based languages and for linguistic text.
Cyrillic Small Letter Schwa Letter Meaning
ә (Cyrillic small letter schwa, U+04D9) is a Cyrillic character representing the schwa sound in languages and writing conventions that use it. In practice, you’ll most often encounter it in proper names, word spellings, and phonetic or linguistic text where a neutral vowel quality (often like “uh”) needs to be written with the correct Cyrillic letter. Because it differs from similar-looking Latin characters, using the correct Unicode character helps prevent spelling mistakes and encoding issues across fonts, browsers, and programming environments.
Common uses
- •Correct spelling of words and names in Cyrillic-based languages that use the schwa character
- •Linguistics and phonetics notes where a schwa vowel must be represented accurately
- •Transcription and transliteration output that requires Cyrillic-specific characters
- •UI text and form fields for languages requiring this exact Cyrillic letter
- •Labeling, documentation, and subtitles where consistent Unicode rendering matters
Examples
ә (Cyrillic Small Letter Schwa)
- әәділет
- әмектепте ә
- әСәлімә
- әәліпби
- әtranscription: ә
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+04D9 | |
| HTML Entity | ә | |
| HTML Code | ә | |
| CSS | \04D9 |
FAQ
What does the Cyrillic Small Letter Schwa letter mean?
ә (Cyrillic small letter schwa, U+04D9) is a Cyrillic character representing the schwa sound in languages and writing conventions that use it. In practice, you’ll most often encounter it in proper names, word spellings, and phonetic or linguistic text where a neutral vowel quality (often like “uh”) needs to be written with the correct Cyrillic letter. Because it differs from similar-looking Latin characters, using the correct Unicode character helps prevent spelling mistakes and encoding issues across fonts, browsers, and programming environments.
What is the Unicode code point for ә?
The Unicode code point for ә (Cyrillic small letter schwa) is U+04D9.
How can I copy ә safely for use on a website?
Copy the character directly from this page, or use the HTML entity: ә.
How do I include ә in CSS or JavaScript?
CSS escape: \\04D9. JavaScript (Unicode code point escape): \\u{04D9}.
Is ә the same as the Latin letter schwa (ə)?
No. ә is Cyrillic (U+04D9) and the Latin letter schwa is a different Unicode character, even if they look similar.