ѵ

Usage notes
Used to denote the sound [y~i] when in a syllabic position and [v] when in a consonantal position, analogous to Greek upsilon. In some texts, however, ižica was used to denote [v] exclusively, whereas [y~i] was written as ѷ (ižica with kěndema) instead.

Usage notes
In Russian, this letter was used for the letter. It was pronounced by itself, and  or  after a vowel; similar to its counterpart in modern Greek.

Since the 18th century, the letter izhitsa became rarely used in Russian, until in the early 20th century it consistently appeared in one word, and derived words. There were several other terms that were sometimes written with the izhitsa, such as, , and.

It was finally eliminated during the spelling reform of 1918, though remained in use until the 1950s as a designation for a series of Russian – later Soviet – steam locomotives; these being withdrawn in the 1950s.