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Description

Venn diagram of Greek, Latin and Russian Cyrillic upper case graphemes

The intersections with the Latin alphabet are used for Greek and Russian licence plates:
Licence plates in Greece use the letters Α, Β, Ε, Ζ, Η, Ι, Κ, Μ, Ν, Ο, Ρ, Τ, Υ, Χ.
Licence plates in Russia use the letters А, В, Е, К, М, Н, О, Р, С, Т, У, Х.

Inclusive versus exclusive

This diagram uses the typeface Ubuntu. The forms of Л, Д У and Y this typeface actually uses can be seen in the two files below.

The typical forms of Л and Д are shown on the left, those used in the diagram on the right.	Cyrillic У and Greek or Latin Y can both be represented by the grapheme in the middle, which is used in this diagram.	Cyrillic Л like Greek Λ	This Russian graffiti uses the same letter shapes as the diagram.
	У on Russian licence plates

Y / У

They are different in most printed text, but can be represented in the same way. In handwritten blockletters they usually look the same.
Cyrillic У is in the Russian licence plates, because in countries that do not use the Cyrillic alphabet it will be read as Y.
Cyrillic У always has two strokes, and often a rounded bottom end. Y is usually symmetric when printed.

Asymmetric Latin Y: serif, sans, sans, graffiti Asymmetric Greek Y: graffiti, graffiti Cyrillic У without rounded end: sans, sans

Λ / Л

Cyrillic Л looks like Greek Λ in some typefaces - e.g. in the inscription on Lenin's Mausoleum. In handwritten blockletters this form is common or even prevailing.

K / К

They are slightly different in many typefaces. The Cyrillic К often has a rounded upper arm, and usually looks like half a Ж.

Date

2011

Source

Own work

Author

Watchduck
You can name the author as "T. Piesk", "Tilman Piesk" or "Watchduck".

Permission
(Reusing this file)

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In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

Other versions

exclusive
Serbian Cyrillic

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File history

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Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
16:05, 21 August 2016	1,001 × 965 (62 KB)	Watchduck	added comprehensible documentation
07:10, 15 August 2016	1,001 × 965 (65 KB)	AnonMoos	Reverted to version as of 21:13, 16 July 2016 (UTC) - incomprehensible change
16:30, 12 August 2016	1,001 × 965 (64 KB)	Watchduck	make Λ / Л identical
21:13, 16 July 2016	1,001 × 965 (65 KB)	Watchduck	typeface Ubuntu with handmade asymmetric Y
02:31, 7 July 2013	1,001 × 965 (67 KB)	AnonMoos	Reverted to version as of 03:42, 3 February 2012 -- see user talk page
15:08, 6 July 2013	1,001 × 965 (60 KB)	Timwi	Y and У are different. I made this change in a good-faith effort to improve the file. Please do not discourage people from improving the material, and do not revert just because it’s a change.
02:48, 6 July 2013	1,001 × 965 (67 KB)	AnonMoos	Reverted to version as of 03:42, 3 February 2012 -- if you want to make a substantially different graphic, please upload as separate file under different name
12:24, 5 July 2013	1,001 × 965 (60 KB)	Timwi	Fix the incorrect classification of Y and У as the same letter.
03:42, 3 February 2012	1,001 × 965 (67 KB)	AnonMoos	adjusting margins, increasing default display size
16:00, 15 April 2011	166 × 160 (93 KB)	Watchduck	== Summary == {{Information \|Description=Venn diagram of Greek, Latin and Russian Cyrillic upper case letters. \|Source={{own}} \|Date=20