This table lists the vowel letters of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
{| class="wikitable sortable skin-invert-image"
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! name
! height
! backness
! roundness
! IPA number
! IPA text
! IPA image
! Entity
! X-SAMPA
! Sound sample
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! Close front unrounded vowel
| close || front
| unrounded || 301 || i
| Image:Xsampa-i.png || i || i
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! Close front rounded vowel
| close || front
| rounded || 309 || y
| Image:Xsampa-y.png || y || y
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! Close central unrounded vowel
| close || central
| unrounded || 317 || ɨ
| 20x20px|| ɨ || 1
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! Close central rounded vowel
| close || central
| rounded || 318 || ʉ
| Image:Xsampa-rightcurly.png || ʉ || }
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! Close back unrounded vowel
| close || back
| unrounded || 316 || ɯ
| Image:Xsampa-M.png || ɯ || M
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! Close back rounded vowel
| close || back
| rounded || 308 || u
| Image:Xsampa-u.png || u || u
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! Near-close front unrounded vowel
| near-close || front
| unrounded || 319 || ɪ
| Image:Xsampa-I2.png || ɪ || I
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! Near-close front rounded vowel
| near-close || front
| rounded || 320 || ʏ
| Image:Xsampa-Y2.png || ʏ || Y
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! Near-close back rounded vowel
| near-close || back
| rounded || 321 || ʊ
| Image:Xsampa-U2.png || ʊ || U
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! Close-mid front unrounded vowel
| close-mid || front
| unrounded || 302 || e
| Image:Xsampa-e.png || e || e
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! Close-mid front rounded vowel
| close-mid || front
| rounded || 310 || ø
| Image:Xsampa-2.png || ø || 2
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! Close-mid central unrounded vowel
| close-mid || central
| unrounded || 397 || ɘ
| Image:Xsampa-atslash.png || ɘ || @\
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! Close-mid central rounded vowel
| close-mid || central
| rounded || 323 || ɵ
| Image:Xsampa-8.png || ɵ || 8
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! Close-mid back unrounded vowel
| close-mid || back
| unrounded || 315 || ɤ
| Image:Xsampa-7.png || ɤ || 7
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! Close-mid back rounded vowel
| close-mid || back
| rounded || 307 || o
| Image:Xsampa-o.png || o || o
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! Mid central vowel
| mid || central
| undefined || 322 || ə
| Image:Xsampa-at.png || ə || @
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! Open-mid front unrounded vowel
| open-mid || front
| unrounded || 303 || ɛ
| Image:Xsampa-E2.png || ɛ || E
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! Open-mid front rounded vowel
| open-mid || front
| rounded || 311 || œ
| Image:Xsampa-9.png || œ || 9
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! Open-mid central unrounded vowel
| open-mid || central
| unrounded || 326 || ɜ
| Image:Xsampa-3.png || ɜ || 3
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! Open-mid central rounded vowel
| open-mid || central
| rounded || 395 || ɞ
| Image:Xsampa-3slash.png || ɞ || 3\
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! Open-mid back unrounded vowel
| open-mid || back
| unrounded || 314 || ʌ
| Image:Xsampa-V.png || ʌ || V
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! Open-mid back rounded vowel
| open-mid || back
| rounded || 306 || ɔ
| Image:Xsampa-O2.png || ɔ || O
|
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! Near-open front unrounded vowel
| near-open || front
| unrounded || 325 || æ
| Image:Xsampa-leftcurly.png
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! Near-open central vowel
| near-open || central
| undefined || 324 || ɐ || Image:Xsampa-6.png
| &#592; || 6
|
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! Open front unrounded vowel
| open || front
| unrounded || 304 || a
| Image:Xsampa-a.png || &#97; || a
|
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! Open front rounded vowel
| open || front
| rounded || 312 || ɶ
| Image:Xsampa-amper.png || &#630; || &
|
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! Open back unrounded vowel
| open || back
| unrounded || 305 || ɑ
| Image:Xsampa-A2.png || &#593; || A
|
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! Open back rounded vowel
| open || back
| rounded || 313 || ɒ
| Image:Xsampa-Q.png || &#594; || Q
|
|}
See also
- List of consonants
- Index of phonetics articles