For reference, we also provide two newer versions of the chart, each in a free, readily-available, Unicode-compliant font with full IPA coverage: one serif font (Doulos SIL) and one sans serif (DejaVu Sans). DejaVu Sans is the best open-license sans-serif font we have identified to date.

How to Use the IPA Chart. The interactive IPA chart helps you identify the sounds of language. To use the phoneme chart, first familiarize yourself with each IPA symbol and the corresponding IPA pronunciation of the sound. For example, in the IPA vowel chart, click on each symbol to hear the corresponding vowel sound, and begin practicing ...

Interactive IPA Chart. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a set of symbols that linguists use to describe the sounds of spoken languages. This page lets you hear the sounds that the symbols represent, but remember that it is only a rough guide. There is lots of variation in how these sounds are said depending on the language and context.

The following is the chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet, a standardized system of phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the International Phonetic Association. It is not a complete list of all possible speech sounds in the world's languages, only those about which stand-alone articles exist in this encyclopedia.

Symbols to the right in a cell are voiced, to the left are voiceless. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible. Affricates and double articulations can be represented by two …

IPA Charts with Audio. Below is a set of large charts of the International Phonetic Alphabet and some extensions. You can click on any of the characters to hear what they sound like. See the Changelog below for recent fixes and other updates. Pointers for using the charts:

The International Phonetic Alphabet chart with sounds lets you listen to each of the sounds from the IPA. Click on a symbol to hear the associated sound. Our IPA chart works with all devices.

IPA number chart (revised to 2018) Author: International Phonetic Association Subject: Doulos SIL is a serif font from SIL International (formerly the Summer Institute of Linguistics). It is widely used and is required in mss submitted to some journals (though it is not required for our Journal).

This page offers downloadable IPA charts with different fonts, resolutions, formats, and sections of the whole chart. The full Kiel, Doulos, and DejaVu charts here are virtually the same as the 2015 pdf charts on the Association’s website except that they are dated 2020 and have

Use the right-hand navigation to access pages and watch videos of sounds from both the main IPA chart and the Extended IPA chart (revised to 2015). It is advisable to use these resources with a printed copy of the charts to hand: