Russian Transliteration
Russian Transliteration works both ways, defaulting to Russian to Latin with a Latin to Russian direction.
Russian Transliteration is a browser-based text tool on TextToolsBase. Russian Transliteration works both ways, defaulting to Russian to Latin with a Latin to Russian direction. To use it, paste or type your text and view the result directly in your browser — no signup and nothing to install.
Russian transliteration usually means romanizing Cyrillic for names and reading, but you may also need to type Cyrillic from Latin.
This page does both, opening in Russian to Latin and switching to Latin to Russian with a direction control.
How to use Russian Transliteration
- Choose a direction: Russian to Latin or Latin to Russian.
- Paste or type your source text into the left panel.
- Review ambiguous letters and copy the result from the right panel.
Use cases
- Romanize Russian names for documents.
- Read Cyrillic titles and captions in Latin.
- Type Cyrillic from Latin when no keyboard is set up.
Good to know
Romanization standards differ for several Cyrillic letters, so the letters zh, kh, ts and shch can be written more than one way. The default direction romanizes Cyrillic; the other direction types it from Latin.
Frequently asked questions
Which direction does it open in?
Russian to Latin. It is ready to romanize Cyrillic, and the direction control switches it to Latin to Russian typing.
Why do some letters vary?
Different romanization standards spell letters like zh, kh and shch differently, so the output follows one common convention you can adjust.
Does this translate Russian?
No. It converts between scripts phonetically in both directions and does not translate meaning.