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
ⱱ
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
kʼ
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]
n̥
n
Voiceless
s̬
s
Voiced
tʰ
t
Aspirated
ɔ̹
ɔ
More rounded
ɔ̜
ɔ
Less rounded
u̟
u
Advanced
e̠
e
Retracted
ë
e
Centralized
e̽
e
Mid-centralized
n̩
n
Syllabic
e̯
e
Non-syllabic
a˞
a
Rhoticity
b̤
b
Breathy voiced
b̰
b
Creaky voiced
t̼
t
Linguolabial
tʷ
t
Labialized
tʲ
t
Palatalized
tˠ
t
Velarized
tˤ
t
Pharyngealized
l̴
l
Velarized or pharyngealized
e̝
e
Raised
e̞
e
Lowered
e̘
e
Advanced tongue root
e̙
e
Retracted tongue root
t̪
t
Dental
t̺
t
Apical
t̻
t
Laminal
ẽ
e
Nasalized
dⁿ
d
Nasal release
dˡ
d
Lateral release
d̚
d
No audible release
Some diacritics may be placed above a symbol with a descender.
e̋
e
Extra high
é
e
High
ē
e
Mid
è
e
Low
ȅ
e
Extra low
ꜜ
Downstep
ꜛ
Upstep
ě
e
Rising
ê
e
Falling
e᷄
e
High rising
e᷅
e
Low rising
e᷈
e
Rising-falling
↗︎
Global rise
↘︎
Global fall
ˈ
Primary stress
ˌ
Secondary stress
eː
e
Long
eˑ
e
Half-long
ĕ
e
Extra-short
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Minor (foot) group
‖
Major (intonation) group
.
Syllable break
‿
Linking (absence of a break)
See also
IPA to Speech (IPA Reader) - An online tool for converting International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonetic transcriptions into speech audio using speech synthesis technology. Type /həˈloʊ/ and listen to the sound of IPA.
IPA Quiz - Test your knowledge of the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
IPA Keyboard - A physical (hardware) keyboard for typing International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols.
IPA Keyboard (Alt.) - Write phonetic transcriptions by picking the symbols from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) chart.
IPA Chart with Audio - An interactive/clickable International Phonetic Alphabet chart with audio pronunciations.
IPA fonts - Compare and test the fonts used to display/typeset IPA symbols.
Awesome IPA - Awesome links and resources on the International Phonetic Alphabet.