The IPA Tone Symbols Keyboard is an online tool designed to help users type tone marks and tonal symbols used in the International Phonetic Alphabet. Tone symbols are essential for representing pitch variations in tonal languages, as well as for marking intonation, stress, and pitch movement in phonetic transcription. These symbols can be difficult to access or combine correctly using a standard keyboard. This keyboard works directly in your browser with no installation required, making it suitable for students, teachers, linguists, speech professionals, and language learners who work with tonal pronunciation and pitch-based transcription. Typed IPA tone symbols can be copied, converted, saved, or exported for use in documents, learning materials, and online platforms.
IPA tone symbols are marks used to represent pitch levels and pitch contours in speech. They are commonly used to transcribe tonal languages, where pitch can change the meaning of a word, as well as to describe intonation patterns in non-tonal languages.
Tone marks and tonal symbols are not easily accessible on standard keyboards and often require manual lookup or complex combinations. A dedicated IPA tone symbols keyboard allows users to insert these symbols quickly and accurately without memorizing Unicode codes or searching through reference charts.
This online keyboard lets you insert IPA tone symbols using an intuitive on-screen layout or supported keyboard input. Typed symbols can be copied to the clipboard, converted to HTML Unicode, saved as a Word document, or exported as a PNG image for platforms that do not support phonetic fonts.
Linguistics students and researchers Language teachers working with tonal languages Speech therapists and pronunciation coaches Students studying tone and intonation Anyone who needs to type IPA tone symbols online
Using an IPA tone symbols keyboard makes tonal and pitch-based phonetic transcription clearer, faster, and more accessible online.
| Symbol | Hexcode | IPA Name |
| ő | 030B | Extra-high Tone (accent Mark) |
| ˥ | 02E5 | Extra-high Tone (Chao Letter) |
| ó | 0301 | High Level Tone (accent Mark) |
| ˦ | 02E6 | High Leveltone (Chao Letter) |
| ō | 0304 | Mid Level Tone (accent Mark) |
| ˧ | 02E7 | Mid Level Tone (Chao Letter) |
| ò | 0300 | Low Level Tone (accent Mark) |
| ˨ | 02E8 | Lowlevel Tone (Chao Letter) |
| ȍ | 030F | Extra-low Level Tone (accent Mark) |
| ˩ | 02E9 | Extra-low Level Tone (Chao Letter) |
| ǒ | 030C | Rising Contour Tone (accent Mark) |
| ô | 0302 | Falling Contour Tone (accent Mark) |
| o᷄ | 1DC4 | High Rising Contour Tone (accent Mark) |
| o᷅ | 1DC5 | Low Rising Contour Tone (accent Mark) |
| o᷈ | 1DC8 | Rising-falling Contour Tone (accent Mark) |
| ꜜ | A71C | Downstep |
| ꜛ | A71B | Upstep |
| ↗ | 2197 | Global Rise |
| ↘ | 2198 | Global Fall |