Uk (Cyrillic)

For the similar ligature that was used in Greek, see Ou (ligature).
Uk
Ѹ ѹ
Usage
Writing systemCyrillic
TypeAlphabetic
Sound values/u/
History
Development
Υ υ and Ο ο
  • Ѹ ѹ
Other
Associated numbers400 (Cyrillic numerals)

Uk (Ѹ ѹ; italics: Ѹ ѹ) is a digraph of the early Cyrillic alphabet of the letters О and У, although commonly considered and used as a single letter. To save space, it was often written as a vertical ligature (Ꙋ ꙋ), called "monograph Uk". In modern times, ⟨оу⟩ has been replaced by the simple ⟨у⟩. Ѹ is romanized as U, Ꙋ is romanized as Ū.

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