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This file lists IPA symbols and definitions with information about their Unicode characters.

The list follows the organization of the IPA chart. Each IPA symbol is given in three SIL Unicode phonetic fonts (DoulosSIL, GentiumPlus, CharisSILCompact). Each symbol is followed by its Unicode hex ID number, character set, and character name.

Pulmonic Consonants
Doul Gent Char hex where
name

IPA definition vl bilabial plosive vd bilabial plosive vd bilabial nasal vd bilabial trill vl bilabial fricative vd bilabial fricative vd labiodental nasal vd labiodental flap vl labiodental fricative vd labiodental fricative vd labiodental approximant vl alveolar plosive vd alveolar plosive vd alveolar nasal vd alveolar trill vd alveolar tap vl dental fricative

note

p b m f v t

p b m f v t

p b m

0070 Basic Latin 0062 Basic Latin 006D Basic Latin 0299 IPA Extensions 0278 IPA Extensions 03B2 Greek 0271 IPA Extensions 2C71 Latin-Extended C 0067 Basic Latin 0076 Basic Latin 028B IPA Extensions 0074 Basic Latin 0064 Basic Latin 006E Basic Latin 0072 Basic Latin 027E IPA Extensions 03B8 Greek

LATIN SMALL LETTER P LATIN SMALL LETTER B LATIN SMALL LETTER M LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL B LATIN SMALL LETTER PHI GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA LATIN SMALL LETTER M W/ HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER V W/ RIGHT HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER F LATIN SMALL LETTER V LATIN SMALL LETTER V W/ HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER T LATIN SMALL LETTER D LATIN SMALL LETTER N LATIN SMALL LETTER R LATIN SMALL LETTER R W/ FISHHOOK GREEK SMALL LETTER THETA

f v t

F25F in these fonts

d r

d n r

d r

s z l

s z l

s z l

00F0 Latin-1 suppl. 0073 Basic Latin 007A Basic Latin 0283 IPA Extensions 0292 IPA Extensions 026C IPA Extensions 026E IPA Extensions 0279 IPA Extensions 006C Basic Latin 0288 IPA Extensions 0256 IPA Extensions 0273 IPA Extensions 027D IPA Extensions 0282 IPA Extensions 0290 IPA Extensions 027B IPA Extensions 026D IPA Extensions 0063 Basic Latin 025F IPA Extensions 0272 IPA Extensions 00E7 Latin-1 suppl. 029D IPA Extensions 006A Basic Latin 028E IPA Extensions 006B Basic Latin 0261 IPA Extensions

LATIN SMALL LETTER ETH LATIN SMALL LETTER S LATIN SMALL LETTER Z LATIN SMALL LETTER ESH LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH LATIN SMALL LETTER L W/ BELT LATIN SMALL LETTER LEZH LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED R LATIN SMALL LETTER L LATIN SMALL LETTER T W/ RETROFLEX HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER D W/ TAIL LATIN SMALL LETTER N W/ RETROFLEX HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER R W/ TAIL LATIN SMALL LETTER S W/ HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER Z W/ RETROFLEX HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED R W/ HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER L W/ RETROFLEX HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER C LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS J W/ STROKE LATIN SMALL LETTER N W/ LEFT HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER C W/ CEDILLA LATIN SMALL LETTER J W/ CROSSED-TAIL LATIN SMALL LETTER J LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED Y LATIN SMALL LETTER K LATIN SMALL LETTER SCRIPT G

vd dental fricative vl alveolar fricative vd alveolar fricative vl postalveolar fricative vd postalveolar fricative vl lateral alveolar fricative vd lateral alveolar fricative vd alveolar approximant vd lateral alveolar approximant vl retroflex plosive vd retroflex plosive vd retroflex nasal vd retroflex flap vl retroflex fricative vd retroflex fricative vd retroflex approximant vd retroflex lateral approximant vl palatal plosive vd palatal plosive vd palatal nasal vl palatal fricative vd palatal fricative vd palatal approximant vd palatal lateral approximant vl velar plosive vd velar plosive Ascii g 0067 also ok

c j

c j

c j

x q

014B Latin-Extended A 0078 Basic Latin 0263 IPA Extensions 0270 IPA Extensions 029F IPA Extensions 0071 Basic Latin 0262 IPA Extensions 0274 IPA Extensions 0280 IPA Extensions 03C7 Greek 0281 IPA Extensions 0127 Latin-Extended A 0295 IPA Extensions 0294 IPA Extensions 0068 Basic Latin 0266 IPA Extensions

LATIN SMALL LETTER ENG LATIN SMALL LETTER X LATIN SMALL LETTER GAMMA LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED M W/ LONG LEG LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL L LATIN SMALL LETTER Q LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL G LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL N LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL R GREEK SMALL LETTER CHI LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL INVERTED R LATIN SMALL LETTER H W/ STROKE LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP LATIN SMALL LETTER H LATIN SMALL LETTER H W/ HOOK

vd velar nasal vl velar fricative vd velar fricative vd velar approximant vd velar lateral approximant vl uvular plosive vd uvular plosive vd uvular nasal vd uvular trill vl uvular fricative vd uvular fricative vl pharyngeal fricative vd pharyngeal fricative vl glottal plosive vl glottal fricative vd glottal fricative

Non-pulmonic consonants
Doul Gent Char hex where
name

IPA definition bilabial click dental click (post)alveolar click palatoalveolar click

0298 IPA Extensions 01C0 Latin-Extended B 01C3 Latin-Extended B 01C2 Latin-Extended B

LATIN LETTER BILABIAL CLICK LATIN LETTER DENTAL CLICK LATIN LETTER RETROFLEX CLICK LATIN LETTER ALVEOLAR CLICK

01C1 Latin-Extended B 0253 IPA Extensions 0257 IPA Extensions 0284 IPA Extensions 0260 IPA Extensions 029B IPA Extensions 02BC Spacing mod. letters

LATIN LETTER LATERAL CLICK LATIN SMALL LETTER B W/ HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER D W/ HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS J W/ STROKE AND HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER G W/ HOOK LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL G W/ HOOK MODIFIER LETTER APOSTROPHE

alveolar lateral click vd bilabial implosive vd dental/alveolar implosive vd palatal implosive vd velar implosive vd uvular implosive ejective diacritic

Other Symbols
Doul Gent Char hex where
name LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED W LATIN SMALL LETTER W LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL H LATIN LETTER REVERSED GLOTTAL STOP W/ STROKE LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP W/ STROKE LATIN SMALL LETTER C W/ CURL LATIN SMALL LETTER Z W/ CURL LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED R W/ LONG LEG LATIN SMALL LETTER HENG W/ HOOK COMBINING DOUBLE INVERTED BREVE COMBINING DOUBLE BREVE BELOW

IPA definition vl labial-velar fricative vd labial-velar approximant vd labial-palatal approximant vl epiglottal fricative vd epiglottal fricative vd epiglottal plosive vl alveolo-palatal fricative vd alveolo-palatal fricative vd alveolar lateral flap simultaneous and x tie bar (above) tie bar (below)

028D IPA Extensions 0077 Basic Latin 0265 IPA Extensions 029C IPA Extensions 02A2 IPA Extensions 02A1 IPA Extensions 0255 IPA Extensions 0291 IPA Extensions 027A IPA Extensions 0267 IPA Extensions 0361 Combining diacr. marks 035C Combining diacr. marks

x x x x

x x x x

x x x x

Vowels
Doul Gent Char hex where
name

IPA definition close front unrounded vowel close front rounded vowel lowered-close front unrounded vowel lowered-close front rounded vowel close-mid front unrounded vowel close-mid front rounded vowel open-mid front unrounded vowel open-mid front rounded vowel raised-open front unrounded vowel open front unrounded vowel open front rounded vowel close central unrounded vowel close central rounded vowel close-mid central unrounded vowel close-mid central rounded vowel mid central unrounded vowel open-mid central unrounded vowel open-mid central rounded vowel raised-open central unrounded vowel close back unrounded vowel close back rounded vowel lowered-close back rounded vowel

y e a

y e a

0069 Basic Latin 0079 Basic Latin 026A IPA Extensions 028F IPA Extensions 0065 Basic Latin 00F8 Latin-1 supplement 025B IPA Extensions 0153 Latin-Extended A 00E6 Latin-1 supplement 0061 Basic Latin 0276 IPA Extensions 0268 IPA Extensions 0289 IPA Extensions 0258 IPA Extensions 0275 IPA Extensions 0259 IPA Extensions 025C IPA Extensions 025E IPA Extensions 2050 IPA Extensions 026F IPA Extensions 0075 Basic Latin 028A IPA Extensions

LATIN SMALL LETTER I LATIN SMALL LETTER Y LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL I LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL Y LATIN SMALL LETTER E LATIN SMALL LETTER O W/ STROKE LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN E LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE LATIN SMALL LETTER AE LATIN SMALL LETTER A LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL OE LATIN SMALL LETTER I W/ STROKE LATIN SMALL LETTER U BAR LATIN SMALL LETTER REVERSED E LATIN SMALL LETTER BARRED O LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA LATIN SMALL LETTER REVERSED OPEN E LATIN SMALL LETTER CLOSED REVERSED OPEN E LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED A LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED M LATIN SMALL LETTER U LATIN SMALL LETTER UPSILON

y e a

0264 IPA Extensions 006F Basic Latin 028C IPA Extensions 0254 IPA Extensions 0251 IPA Extensions 0252 IPA Extensions

LATIN SMALL LETTER RAMS HORN LATIN SMALL LETTER O LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED V LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O LATIN SMALL LETTER ALPHA LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED ALPHA

close-mid back unrounded vowel close-mid back rounded vowel open-mid back unrounded vowel open-mid back rounded vowel open back unrounded vowel open back rounded vowel

Diacritics
Doul Gent Char hex where
name

IPA definition voiceless (under) voiceless (over) voiced aspirated more rounded less rounded advanced retracted centralized mid-centralized syllabic non-syllabic rhoticity breathy voiced

note

n d s t u o e e

n d s t u o e e

n d s t u o e e

0325 Combining diacr. marks 030A Combining diacr. marks 032C Combining diacr. marks 02B0 Spacing modifier letters 0339 Combining diacr. marks 031C Combining diacr. marks 031F Combining diacr. marks 0320 Combining diacr. marks 0308 Combining diacr. marks 033D Combining diacr. marks 032F Combining diacr. marks 02DE Spacing modifier letters 0324 Combining diacr. marks

COMBINING RING BELOW COMBINING RING ABOVE COMBINING CARON BELOW MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H COMBINING LEFT HALF RING BELOW

COMBINING PLUS SIGN BELOW COMBINING MINUS SIGN BELOW COMBINING DIAERESIS COMBINING X ABOVE COMBINING VERTICAL LINE BELOW

m n l m n l m n l 0329 Combining diacr. marks

MODIFIER LETTER RHOTIC HOOK COMBINING DIAERESIS BELOW

t d l n e e e e

t d

0330 Combining diacr. marks 032B Combining diacr. marks 02B7 Spacing modifier letters 02B2 Spacing modifier letters 02E0 Spacing modifier letters 02E4 Spacing modifier letters 0334 Combining diacr. marks 031D Combining diacr. marks 031E Combining diacr. marks 0318 Combining diacr. marks 0319 Combining diacr. marks 032A Combining diacr. marks 033A Combining diacr. marks 033B Combining diacr. marks 0303 Combining diacr. marks N/A
N/A

COMBINING TILDE BELOW COMBINING SEAGULL BELOW MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J MODIFIER LETTER SMALL GAMMA MODIFIER LETTER REVERSED GLOTTAL STOP low tilde COMBINING UP TACK BELOW COMBINING DOWN TACK BELOW COMBINING LEFT TACK BELOW COMBINING RIGHT TACK BELOW COMBINING BRIDGE BELOW COMBINING INVERTED BRIDGE BELOW COMBINING SQUARE BELOW COMBINING TILDE use superscript LATIN MODIFIER LETTER SMALL L COMBINING LEFT ANGLE ABOVE

creaky voiced linguolabial labialized palatalized velarized pharyngealized velarized or pharyngealized raised lowered advanced tongue root retracted tongue root dental apical laminal nasalized nasal release lateral release no audible release 02FA might look bette

t d

l n e e e e

l n e e e e

t d t d t d
n

t d t d t d
n

t d t d t d
n

02E1 Spacing modifier letters 031A Combining diacr. marks

Suprasegmentals
Doul Gent Char hex where
name MODIFIER LETTER VERTICAL LINE MODIFIER LETTER LOW VERTICAL LINE MODIFIER LETTER TRIANGULAR COLON

IPA definition primary stress secondary stress long

02C8 Spacing modifier letters 02CC Spacing modifier letters 02D0 Spacing modifier letters

o | . || N/A

| .

o || N/A

02D1 Spacing modifier letters 0306 Combining diacr. marks 007C Basic Latin same Basic Latin 002E Basic Latin N/A
N/A

MODIFIER LETTER HALF TRIANGULAR COLON COMBINING BREVE VERTICAL LINE VERTICAL LINE+VERTICAL LINE FULL STOP N/A

half-long extra-short minor (foot) group major (intonational) group syllable break linking (absence of a break)

o | . || N/A

Tones and Word Accents


Doul Gent Char hex where
name COMBINING DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT MODIFIER LETTER EXTRA-HIGH TONE BAR COMBINING ACUTE ACCENT MODIFIER LETTER HIGH TONE BAR COMBINING MACRON MODIFIER LETTER MID TONE BAR COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT MODIFIER LETTER LOW TONE BAR COMBINING DOUBLE GRAVE ACCENT MODIFIER LETTER EXTRA-LOW TONE BAR COMBINING CARON N/A COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT N/A COMBINING MACRON-ACUTE N/A

IPA definition extra-high tone (accent mark) extra-high tone (Chao letter) high level tone (accent mark) high leveltone (Chao letter) mid level tone (accent mark) mid level tone (Chao letter) low level tone (accent mark) lowlevel tone (Chao letter) extra-low level tone (accent mark) extra-low level tone (Chao letter) rising contour tone (accent mark) rising contour tone (Chao letter) falling contour tone (accent mark) falling contour tone (Chao letter) high rising contour tone (accent mark) high rising contour tone (Chao letter)

o o o o N/A N/A o N/A

o o o o N/A N/A o N/A

o o o o N/A N/A o N/A

030B Combining diacr. marks 02E5 Spacing modifier letters 0301 Combining diacr. marks 02E6 Spacing modifier letters 0304 Combining diacr. marks 02E7 Spacing modifier letters 0300 Combining diacr. marks 02E8 Spacing modifier letters 030F Combining diacr. marks 02E9 Spacing modifier letters 030C Combining diacr. marks N/A N/A 0302 Combining diacr. marks N/A N/A 1DC4 Combining diacr. marks N/A
N/A

o N/A o N/A

o N/A o N/A

o N/A o N/A

1DC5 Combining diacr. marks N/A N/A 1DC8 Combining diacr. marks N/A N/A A71C Modifier tone letters A71B Modifier tone letters 2197 Arrows 2198 Arrows

COMBINING GRAVE-MACRON N/A COMBINING GRAVE-ACUTE-GRAVE N/A MODIFIER LETTER RAISED DOWN ARROW MODIFIER LETTER RAISED UP ARROW NORTH EAST ARROW SOUTH EAST ARROW

low rising contour tone (accent mark) low rising contour tone (Chao letter) rising-falling contour tone (accent mark) rising-falling contour tone (Chao letter) downstep upstep global rise global fall

In Unicode but not on the IPA chart


Doul Gent Char hex where
name LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA W/ HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER REVERSED OPEN E W/ HOOK LATIN SMALL LETTER DZ DIGRAPH LATIN SMALL LETTER DEZH DIGRAPH LATIN SMALL LETTER DZ DIGRAPH W/ CURL LATIN SMALL LETTER TS DIGRAPH LATIN SMALL LETTER TESH DIGRAPH LATIN SMALL LETTER TC DIGRAPH W/ CURL LATIN SMALL LETTER L W/ MIDDLE TILDE MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H W/ HOOK MODIFIER LETTER SMALL R MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED R MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED R W/ HOOK

IPA definition compiled rhotacized schwa compiled rhotacized open-mid central vowel compiled vd alveolar affricate compiled vd postalveolar affricate compiled vd alveolo-palatal affricate compiled vl alveolar affricate compiled vl postalveolar affricate compiled vl alveolo-palatal affricate velarized alveolar lateral approximant diacritic vd glottal fricative diacritic alveolar trill diacritic alveolar approximant diacritic retroflex approximant

025A IPA Extensions 025D IPA Extensions 02A3 IPA Extensions 02A4 IPA Extensions 02A5 IPA Extensions 02A6 IPA Extensions 02A7 IPA Extensions 02A8 IPA Extensions 026B IPA Extensions 02B1 Spacing modifier letters 02B3 Spacing modifier letters 02B4 Spacing modifier letters 02B5 Spacing modifier letters

o o o o

o o o o

02B6 Spacing modifier letters 02C0 Spacing modifier letters 0322 Combining diacr. marks 1DC6 Combining diacr. marks 1DC7 Combining diacr. marks 1DC9 Combining diacr. marks

MODIFIER LETTER SMALL CAPITAL INVERTED R MODIFIER LETTER GLOTTAL STOP COMBINING RETROFLEX HOOK BELOW COMBINING MACRON-GRAVE COMBINING ACUTE-MACRON COMBINING ACUTE-GRAVE-ACUTE

diacritic uvular approximant diacritic glottal stop diacritic retroflexion mid-low falling contour tone (accent mark) high-mid falling contour tone (accent mark) falling-rising contour tone (accent mark)

o o o

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