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IPA Chart

The full International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) chart.

i
y
ɨ
ʉ
ɯ
u
ɪ
ʏ
ʊ
e
ø
ɘ
ɵ
ɤ
o
ə
ɛ
œ
ɜ
ɞ
ʌ
ɔ
æ
ɐ
a
ɶ
ɑ
ɒ
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel.
Bilabial
Labiodental
Dental
Alveolar
Postalveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Glottal
Plosive
p
b
t
d
ʈ
ɖ
c
ɟ
k
g
q
ɢ
ʔ
Nasal
m
ɱ
n
ɳ
ɲ
ŋ
ɴ
Trill
ʙ
r
ʀ
Tap or flap
ɾ
ɽ
Fricative
ɸ
β
f
v
θ
ð
s
z
ʃ
ʒ
ʂ
ʐ
ç
ʝ
x
ɣ
χ
ʁ
ħ
ʕ
h
ɦ
Lateral fricative
ɬ
ɮ
Approximant
ʋ
ɹ
ɻ
j
ɰ
Lateral approximant
l
ɭ
ʎ
ʟ
Symbols to the right in a cell are voiced, to the left are voiceless. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.
ʘ
Bilabial click
ǀ
Dental click
ǃ
(Post)alveolar click
ǂ
Palatoalveolar click
ǁ
Alveolar lateral click
ɓ
Bilabial voiced implosive
ɗ
Dental/alveolar voiced implosive
ʄ
Palatal voiced implosive
ɠ
Velar voiced implosive
ʛ
Uvular voiced implosive
k
Ejective
ʍ
Voiceless labial-velar fricative
w
Voiced labial-velar approximant
ɥ
Voiced labial-palatal approximant
ʜ
Voiceless epiglottal fricative
ʢ
Voiced epiglottal fricative
ʡ
Epiglottal plosive
ɕ
Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
ʑ
Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative
ɺ
Voiced alveolar lateral flap
ɧ
Simultaneous [ʃ] and [x]
n
Voiceless
s
Voiced
t
Aspirated
ɔ̹
ɔ
More rounded
ɔ̜
ɔ
Less rounded
u
Advanced
e
Retracted
e
Centralized
e
Mid-centralized
n
Syllabic
e
Non-syllabic
a
Rhoticity
b
Breathy voiced
b
Creaky voiced
t
Linguolabial
t
Labialized
t
Palatalized
t
Velarized
t
Pharyngealized
l
Velarized or pharyngealized
e
Raised
e
Lowered
e
Advanced tongue root
e
Retracted tongue root
t
Dental
t
Apical
t
Laminal
e
Nasalized
dⁿ
d
Nasal release
d
Lateral release
d
No audible release
Some diacritics may be placed above a symbol with a descender.
e
Extra high
e
High
e
Mid
e
Low
e
Extra low
Downstep
Upstep
e
Rising
e
Falling
e᷄
e
High rising
e᷅
e
Low rising
e᷈
e
Rising-falling
↗︎
Global rise
↘︎
Global fall
ˈ
Primary stress
ˌ
Secondary stress
e
Long
e
Half-long
e
Extra-short
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Minor (foot) group
Major (intonation) group
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Syllable break
Linking (absence of a break)

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