In addition to these thirty-five letters, the letters ц, щ, and ы can be found in loanwords, although they were officially dropped in the 1998 reform, along with the letter ь.
Selain tiga puluh huruf tersebut, huruf ц, щ, dan ы dapat ditemukan dalam kata-kata pinjaman, meskipun huruf tersebut secara resmi tidak digunakan lagi dalam reformasi 1998, bersamaan dengan ь.