Kazakh Cyrillic to Latin 2021 converter
Paste Kazakh text in Cyrillic and it appears on the right in the 2021 Latin alphabet: 31 letters, Ә → Ä, Ғ → Ğ, Қ → Q, Ң → Ñ, Ө → Ö, Ұ → Ū, Ү → Ü, Ш → Ş, І → I ı. Conversion runs in your browser; your text is never sent anywhere.
Letter conversion table
Ц, Ч, Щ, Ё, Ю, Я, Э, Ъ and Ь are not part of the 2021 alphabet; the published correspondence is used for them.
Source and status
The alphabet comes from the draft Presidential Decree “On some issues of translating the Kazakh alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin script” of 21 April 2021, published on the Open Legal Acts portal. Ц, Ч, Щ, Ё, Ю and Я follow the table presented together with the 2021 alphabet.
The government hasn’t yet approved Latin spelling rules (how loanwords like “цирк” are written), so the converter works letter by letter. The transition deadline has been moved to 2031.
Fonts for Latin 2021
For clean text you need a font with every character: Ä Ğ Ñ Ö Ş Ū Ü İ ı. The catalog marks whether each font supports the 2021 Kazakh Latin alphabet.
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FAQ
How do I convert Kazakh text to Latin?
Paste your Cyrillic text into the left field; the 2021 Latin version appears on the right. Click “Copy” to paste the result into a document or message.
How many letters are in the 2021 Kazakh Latin alphabet?
The alphabet has 31 letters: A, Ä, B, D, E, F, G, Ğ, H, I, İ, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, O, Ö, P, Q, R, S, Ş, T, U, Ū, Ü, V, Y, Z. C, X and W are used only in foreign words.
Has the Kazakh Latin alphabet been approved?
The 2021 alphabet was presented in a draft Presidential Decree in April 2021, and the transition is planned to finish by 2031. Latin spelling rules haven’t been approved yet.