The Vowels IPA Keyboard is an online tool designed to help users type IPA symbols that represent vowel sounds. IPA vowels are organized by tongue height, tongue position, and lip rounding, and they play a central role in phonetic transcription and pronunciation study. However, vowel symbols can be difficult to type using a standard keyboard or to locate quickly in reference charts. 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 vowel pronunciation and phonetic transcription. Typed IPA vowel symbols can be copied, converted, saved, or exported for use in documents, learning materials, and online platforms.
IPA vowel symbols represent speech sounds produced without significant constriction of the vocal tract. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, vowels are classified by height, backness, and lip rounding, and they are displayed in the well-known IPA vowel chart.
IPA vowel symbols are essential for accurate phonetic transcription, but they are not easily accessible on standard keyboards. A dedicated vowels IPA keyboard allows users to insert vowel symbols quickly and accurately without memorizing Unicode codes or searching vowel charts.
This online keyboard lets you insert IPA vowel 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.
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Using a vowels IPA keyboard makes vowel transcription clearer, faster, and more accessible online.
| Symbol | Hexcode | IPA Name |
| i | 0069 | Close Front Unrounded Vowel |
| y | 0079 | Close Front Rounded Vowel |
| ɪ | 026A | Lowered-close Front Unrounded Vowel |
| ʏ | 028F | Lowered-close Front Rounded Vowel |
| e | 0065 | Close-mid Front Unrounded Vowel |
| ø | 00F8 | Close-mid Front Rounded Vowel |
| ɛ | 025B | Open-mid Front Unrounded Vowel |
| œ | 0153 | Open-mid Front Rounded Vowel |
| æ | 00E6 | Raised-open Front Unrounded Vowel |
| a | 0061 | Open Front Unrounded Vowel |
| ɶ | 0276 | Open Front Rounded Vowel |
| ɨ | 0268 | Close Central Unrounded Vowel |
| ʉ | 0289 | Close Central Rounded Vowel |
| ɘ | 0258 | Close-mid Central Unrounded Vowel |
| ɵ | 0275 | Close-mid Central Rounded Vowel |
| ə | 0259 | Mid Central Unrounded Vowel |
| ɜ | 025C | Open-mid Central Unrounded Vowel |
| ɞ | 025E | Open-mid Central Rounded Vowel |
| ɐ | 2050 | Raised-open Central Unrounded Vowel |
| ɯ | 026F | Close Back Unrounded Vowel |
| u | 0075 | Close Back Rounded Vowel |
| ʊ | 028A | Lowered-close Back Rounded Vowel |
| ɤ | 0264 | Close-mid Back Unrounded Vowel |
| o | 006F | Close-mid Back Rounded Vowel |
| ʌ | 028C | Open-mid Back Unrounded Vowel |
| ɔ | 0254 | Open-mid Back Rounded Vowel |
| ɑ | 0251 | Open Back Unrounded Vowel |
| ɒ | 0252 | Open Back Rounded Vowel |