Image: Venn diagram gr la ru

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 file is as inclusive as possible. This other file is as exclusive as possible. It even shows Greek Υ seperately as Υ{\displaystyle \Upsilon }. Cyrillic У and Greek or Latin Y can both be represented by the grapheme in the middle, which is used in this diagram. The typical forms of Л and Д on the left, and the ones used in this diagram on the right У on Russian licence plates Cyrillic Л like Greek Λ 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. In the typeface Ubuntu, used for this diagram, they actually look different. The intermediate form used is created by hand. Asymmetric Latin Y: serif, sans, sans, comic, graffiti Asymmetric Greek Y: graffiti, graffiti Cyrillic У without rounded end: sans, sans, licence plates Λ / Л Cyrillic Л looks like Greek Λ in some typefaces - e.g. in the incription on Lenin's Mausoleum. In handwritten blockletters this form is common or even prevailing. In the typeface Ubuntu, used for this diagram, they actually look different. Graffiti: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Other: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 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. Typical Cyrillic К in Семилуки city-limit sign This Russian graffiti uses the same letter shapes as the diagram.
Title: Venn diagram gr la ru
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