How to type raised phonetic modifiers without formatting tricks.

Open Smart IPA and turn Smart IPA suggestions off. Type [t t], including one separating space. Next, choose Superscript symbols from Keyboard. The existing text remains in the editor while the layout changes. Turn suggestions off again if needed, and leave Shift and Alt Gr off so the base modifier layer is visible.

This two-layout approach is useful because a specialized mark collection does not necessarily contain ordinary base letters. You are adding notation to supplied text, not asking the collection to transform it automatically. Keep the example’s scope clear: these are two separate schematic comparison items, not a claim about how a language pronounces a written word.

Place the caret after the first t and before the space. On a single line, Home followed by Right twice reaches that position. Click the visible ʰ key at the h position. The first item becomes tʰ. No selection or font-size change is needed; the keyboard inserts the modifier at the caret.

In IPA notation, ʰ marks aspiration. It is different from appending a full-sized h as another segment symbol. This distinction is why the result should remain precise when transferred to an application that strips formatting. The raised shape is part of the chosen character, rather than a rich-text instruction to shrink an arbitrary letter.

After inserting ʰ, move Right twice to cross the space and the second t. The caret should now be just before the closing bracket. Click ʷ at the w position. Check that the whole line reads [tʰ tʷ]. If you see an ordinary w or an extra space between t and its modifier, compare the line against the requested sequence.

The second modifier marks labialization, involving accompanying lip rounding. It is not a generic emphasis sign, nor does it mean the consonant has become a vowel. The two raised letters describe different properties, so retain their labels when using the comparison in a handout. For real speech data, add a modifier only when the analysis supports that distinction.

Choose Download text and open i2speak.txt as UTF-8. Confirm the first ʰ and the second ʷ in the same order as the editor. This tested file contains the actual modifier letters, rather than ordinary letters with superscript formatting. Keep the editable file when moving the comparison into a worksheet or a document.

If your destination draws a modifier poorly, check its font support before substituting a full-sized letter. For general superscript prose or mathematical expressions, use the document’s formatting facilities where appropriate. This keyboard’s selected technical characters are not a complete miniature alphabet, and its name is a practical navigation label rather than an official IPA classification.