This page allows you to easily type phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). You can edit your text in the box and then copy it to your document, e-mail message, etc.

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Press Alt with the appropriate letter. For example, to type β, ɓ or ʙ, hold Alt and press B one, two or three times.

Stop the mouse over each button to learn its keyboard shortcut.

Alt + click a button to copy a single character to the clipboard.

If some of the symbols do not display correctly, you need to install an IPA font.

You can select text and press Ctrl + C to copy it to your docu­ment. In your target document, press Ctrl + V , or, if you want to paste the text without formatting, try Ctrl + Shift + V .

After pasting, you may need to choose the right font in your target application to see all characters (see below for font recommendations).