International Phonetic Alphabet chart

The following is the chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet, a standardized system of phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the International Phonetic Association.

Paired vowels are: unrounded • rounded

Where symbols appear in pairs, the leftmost represents a voiceless consonant, and the rightmost represents a voiced consonant.

Shaded areas denote articulations judged to be impossible.

Diacritics may be placed above a symbol with a descender, e.g. ŋ̊