Template:IPAc-en

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Template:IPAc-en invokes function main in Module:IPAc-en using Lua.

Note: Do not use this template in the lead section for common English words or compound words (e.g., Sword, Man, Opal, Longbow, etc.).

This template is used to display English International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) characters. The pronunciation is broken into individual diaphonemes so that they will have tooltips (mouse-over text) to indicate pronunciation. All diaphonemes from Help:IPA/English are available.

The transcription system of Help:IPA/English, upon which this template relies, is diaphonemic, i.e. meant to cover multiple major varieties of English at once. If you wish to give a narrow transcription of a pronunciation in a certain variety of English, use {{IPA-all}} instead.

The initial argument (entry after |) can be used to indicate a pronunciation prescript; link to IPA. The codes are:

Pronunciation & IPA link codes

Code	Output
lang	English:
local	locally
ipa	IPA:
also	also
uk	UK:
us	US:
uklang	British English:
uslang	American English:
ukalso	UK also
usalso	US also
alsouk	also UK:
alsous	also US:

The first argument that is not a code above will be treated as a diaphoneme. All diaphonemes listed at Help:IPA/English are available (except the ones that span two syllables such as /aɪ.ər/, /iːər/ and /iə/, which need to be input as aɪ|.|ər, iː|ər and i|ə). Also available are /ɪəˈr/, /ɛəˈr/, /ʊəˈr/, /ɪəˌr/, /ɛəˌr/, and /ʊəˌr/, preserved for when a centering diphthong precedes a stress.

Separator codes

Use an underscore _ to separate words. When multiple pronunciations for the same word(s) are possible, use a comma and an underscore ,_ to separate the variants which will appear as a comma. As necessary, use a hyphen - to indicate omitted syllables. Diaphonemes are underlined, but separators are not, and separators do not have any tooltip text.

The named parameter audio= may be used to link to an audio file.

Examples

• {{IPAc-en|ɑːr|ˈ|d|ɔɪ|n}} → /ɑːrˈdɔɪn/
• {{IPAc-en|lang|ɑːr|ˈ|d|ɔɪ|n}}} → English: /ɑːrˈdɔɪn/}

Examples using SAMPA spelling for individual diaphonemes:

• {{IPAc-en|a:r|'|d|OI|n}} → /ɑːrˈdɔɪn/
• {{IPAc-en|lang|a:r|'|d|OI|n}} → English: /ɑːrˈdɔɪn/

If "[invalid input]" is displayed, it means that an unsupported input was used.

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The following information is used by extensions and applications, such as VisualEditor, to help users implement this template onto pages. Please ensure that it is up-to-date. This template is used to display English International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) characters Template parameters[Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status No parameters specified

See also

• {{Respell}}, for pronunciation respellings, which must be used for English words in addition to the IPA.