We (Cyrillic)

Not to be confused with the Latin letter W.

We (Ԝ ԝ; italics: Ԝ ԝ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script.^[1] It looks identical to the Latin letter W, where it derives from.

We
Ԝ ԝ
Usage
Writing system	Cyrillic
Type	Alphabetic
Sound values	[w], [ʋ], [β̞], [β], [u̯]
History
Development	W w Ԝ ԝ
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 letter is used in the Cyrillic orthography of the Kurdish language,^[2][3] Yaghnobi language, and occasionally the Tundra Yukaghir language.

Usage

The pronunciations shown in the table are the primary ones for each language; for details consult the articles on the languages. Lowercase We is similar to some forms of Cyrillic Omega in appearance.

Language	Pronunciation
Kurdish language	/w/
Tundra Yukaghir language	/w/
Yaghnobi language	/β̞/, /β/ or /u̯/ (after a vowel at the end of a syllable)[4][5][6][7]

Computing codes

Character information

Preview	Ԝ		ԝ
Unicode name	CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER WE		CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER WE
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1308	U+051C	1309	U+051D
UTF-8	212 156	D4 9C	212 157	D4 9D
Numeric character reference	Ԝ	Ԝ	ԝ	ԝ

See also

• Cyrillic characters in Unicode
• Ѡ ѡ : Cyrillic letter Omega, a similar-looking letter in archaic Cyrillic texts for /o/
• W w : Latin letter W
• Ў ў : Cyrillic letter Short U, another letter romanized as "W"
• В̌ в̌ : Cyrillic letter Ve with caron