The International Phonetic Alphabet in Unicode

Displaying IPA symbols

For you to be able to display Unicode phonetic symbols correctly on your web browser:

• The browser must be Unicode-compliant (all current browsers are)
• You must be running Windows, macOS, or Linux with proper Unicode support
• You must have installed a Unicode font that includes the IPA symbols
  • Arial Unicode MS
  • Charis SIL - an excellent font from SIL
  • Doulos SIL - comprehensive Unicode version
  • Gentium
  • Lucida Sans Unicode - widely available
  • Segoe UI (Windows)
  • Times New Roman (Windows)

Inserting IPA symbols in web documents

There are several ways to insert Unicode IPA symbols into your HTML files:

• Using numeric entities:
  • Decimal format: ŋ for ŋ
  • Hexadecimal format: ŋ for ŋ
• Using text editors with Unicode support:
  • Character Map (Windows)
  • Unicode Hex Input (macOS)
  • Online IPA keyboard tools

Unicode decimal and hex numbers for IPA symbols

Common Vowels

Common Consonants