Semisoft sign

Not to be confused with Yat.

The semisoft sign (Ҍ ҍ; italics: Ҍ ҍ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script.^[1]

Semisoft sign
Ҍ ҍ
Usage
Writing system	Cyrillic
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Kildin Sámi language
Sound values	/ʲ/
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

The semisoft sign is used in the alphabet of the Kildin Sami language, where it indicates palatalization (sometimes also called "half-palatalization") of the preceding stop, /nʲ/, /tʲ/, or /dʲ/.

It has a similar shape to the yat (ѣ) but the horizontal stroke across the upright is shorter.

Computing codes

Character information

Preview	Ҍ		ҍ
Unicode name	CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SEMISOFT SIGN		CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SEMISOFT SIGN
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1164	U+048C	1165	U+048D
UTF-8	210 140	D2 8C	210 141	D2 8D
Numeric character reference	Ҍ	Ҍ	ҍ	ҍ

See also

• Writing portal

• Ѣ ѣ : Cyrillic letter Yat
• Cyrillic characters in Unicode