What ѻ means
It is broad O, not the separate Cyrillic omega.
Called broad O or broad On, ѻ is a wide form of the Cyrillic letter On, related to Greek omicron. Scattered early examples include the Gnezdovo inscription and a word beginning in the Suprasliensis manuscript. It became more common in the 12th–14th centuries, especially at word beginnings and after vowels.
Its position could mark a word beginning or the start of a new root; earlier manuscripts used it less consistently. South Slavic book traditions and Russian poluustav writing regularized its placement from the 15th century. A Novgorod private letter dated 1360–1380 also contains it.
Today, ѻ signals historical or Church Slavonic spelling; elsewhere it looks deliberately archaic.
The name “round omega” does not mean this is the separate letter ѡ.
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Questions people ask
1Can I use ѻ in modern Russian?
You can, but it reads as historical or Church Slavonic styling, not neutral everyday spelling. Use о for ordinary modern Russian text.
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- Also called
- broad O · broad On
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- wide o · old cyrillic · church slavonic · ѻ vs о
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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