Phonetic Symbols

Phonetic symbol collection, including IPA symbols, English phonetic symbols, tone symbols, accent symbols, vowel symbols and more phonetic symbols

Symbol

Name

Description

Unicode

HTML Code

Open Wedge Symbol

Represents short vowel sound, as in 'cup'

U+028C

ʌ

ɑ:

Long Back Unrounded Low Vowel Symbol

Represents long vowel sound, as in 'father'

U+0251 U+02D0

ɑː

Near-front Unrounded Low Vowel Symbol

Represents short vowel sound, as in 'cat'

U+00E6

æ

Front Mid Unrounded Vowel Symbol

Represents short vowel sound, as in 'bed'

U+0065

e

Mid Central Vowel Symbol

Represents neutral vowel sound, as in 'about'

U+0259

ə

ɜ:

Long Central Unrounded Mid Vowel Symbol

Represents long vowel sound, as in 'bird'

U+025C U+02D0

ɝː

Near-front Unrounded Near-high Vowel Symbol

Represents short vowel sound, as in 'sit'

U+026A

ɪ

Long Front Unrounded High Vowel Symbol

Represents long vowel sound, as in 'see'

U+0069 U+02D0

iː

Back Rounded Low Vowel Symbol

Represents short vowel sound, as in 'hot'

U+0252

ɒ

ɔ:

Long Back Rounded Mid-high Vowel Symbol

Represents long vowel sound, as in 'law'

U+0254 U+02D0

ɔː

Near-back Rounded Near-high Vowel Symbol

Represents short vowel sound, as in 'put'

U+028A

ʊ

Long Back Rounded High Vowel Symbol

Represents long vowel sound, as in 'boot'

U+0075 U+02D0

uː

aɪ

Open-closing Diphthong Symbol

Represents diphthong sound, as in 'eye'

U+0061 U+026A

aɪ

aʊ

Open-closing Diphthong Symbol

Represents diphthong sound, as in 'now'

U+0061 U+028A

aʊ

eɪ

Mid-closing Diphthong Symbol

Represents diphthong sound, as in 'say'

U+0065 U+026A

eɪ

oʊ

Mid-closing Diphthong Symbol

Represents diphthong sound, as in 'go'

U+006F U+028A

oʊ

ɔɪ

Mid-closing Diphthong Symbol

Represents diphthong sound, as in 'boy'

U+0254 U+026A

ɔɪ

eə

Centering Diphthong Symbol

Represents diphthong sound, as in 'hair'

U+0065 U+0259

eə

ɪə

Centering Diphthong Symbol

Represents diphthong sound, as in 'here'

U+026A U+0259

ɪə

ʊə

Centering Diphthong Symbol

Represents diphthong sound, as in 'pure'

U+028A U+0259

ʊə

Voiced Bilabial Plosive Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'boy'

U+0062

b

Voiced Alveolar Plosive Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'dog'

U+0064

d

Voiceless Labiodental Fricative Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'fish'

U+0066

f

Voiced Velar Plosive Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'go'

U+0067

g

Voiceless Glottal Fricative Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'hot'

U+0068

h

Palatal Approximant Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'yes'

U+006A

j

Voiceless Velar Plosive Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'key'

U+006B

k

Alveolar Lateral Approximant Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'leg'

U+006C

l

Bilabial Nasal Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'man'

U+006D

m

Alveolar Nasal Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'no'

U+006E

n

Velar Nasal Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'sing'

U+014B

ŋ

Voiceless Bilabial Plosive Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'pen'

U+0070

p

Alveolar Approximant Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'red'

U+0072

r

Voiceless Alveolar Fricative Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'see'

U+0073

s

Voiceless Postalveolar Fricative Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'ship'

U+0283

ʃ

Voiceless Alveolar Plosive Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'tea'

U+0074

t

tʃ

Voiceless Postalveolar Affricate Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'chair'

U+0074 U+0283

tʃ

Voiceless Dental Fricative Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'think'

U+03B8

θ

Voiced Dental Fricative Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'this'

U+00F0

ð

Voiced Labiodental Fricative Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'very'

U+0076

v

Labial-velar Approximant Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'wet'

U+0077

w

Voiced Alveolar Fricative Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'zoo'

U+007A

z

Voiced Postalveolar Fricative Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'measure'

U+0292

ʒ

dʒ

Voiced Postalveolar Affricate Symbol

Represents consonant sound, as in 'jump'

U+0064 U+0292

dʒ

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