HTML Codes for Pronunciation Codes
HTML codes to put pronunciation code characters on your Web page
The following list includes the HTML codes for pronunciation code characters not in the standard character set. Not all browsers support all the codes, so be sure to test your HTML codes before you use them.
Some pronunciation code characters are part of the Unicode character set, so you need to declare that in the head of your documents:
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The display column is what is used in non-International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) pronunciation lists. The code columns list the codes for non-IPA / IPA. The example is how the sound is pronounced in standard U.S. English.
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| Display | IPA | Friendly Codes | Code / IPA | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ă | æ | none / æ | ă / æ | cat |
| ā | e | none / e | ā / e | day |
| â | â / none | â / none | bear | |
| ä | a | ä / a | ä / a | father |
| b | b | b / b | b / b | boy |
| ch | ç | ch / ç | ch / ç | chair |
| d | d | d / d | d / d | day or played |
| ĕ | ε | none / ε | ĕ / ε | pet |
| ē | i | none / i | ē / i | see |
| f | φ | none / φ | f / φ | fine or photo or tough |
| g | g | g / g | g / g | give |
| h | h | h / h | h / h | hat |
| ĭ | I | none / I | ĭ / I | pit |
| ī | ai | none / ai | ī / ai | die or my |
| î | î / none | î / none | ear | |
| j | j | j / j | j / j | jenn or gentle |
| k | k | k / k | k / k | cat or kick or pique |
| l | l | l / l | l / l | lit or gentle |
| m | m | m / m | m / m | mat |
| n | n | n / n | n / n | no or knit or sudden |
| ng | ŋ | ng / none | ng / ŋ | sing |
| ŏ | ɔ | none / none | ŏ / ɔ | pot |
| ō | o | none / o | ō / o | tow |
| ô | ɒ | ô / none | ô / ɒ | paw |
| ŏŏ * | ɣ | none / none | ŏŏ / ɣ | book |
| ōō * | u | none / u | ōō / u | boot |
| ou | au | ou / au | ou / au | out |
| p | p | p / p | p / p | pet |
| r | r | r / r | r / r | red |
| s | s | s / s | s / s | say or fence |
| š | ∫ | none / ∫ | š / ∫ | shed |
| t | t | t / t | t / t | tip or ripped |
| th | θ | th / θ | th / θ | thin |
| th | þ | th (in italics) / þ | th / þ | this |
| ŭ | ɐ | none / none | ŭ / ɐ or ɐ | cut |
| ûr | ûr / none | ûr / none | urge or term or firm | |
| v | v | v / v | v / v | vat |
| w | w | w / w | w / w | with |
| y | y | y / y | y / y | yes |
| zh | ʒ | zh / none | zh / ʒ | vision or pleasure |
| z | z | z / z | z / z | zebra or xylophone |
| ə | ə | none / none | ə / ə | again or vision |
| ɚ | ɚ | none / none | ɚ / ɚ | better |
| ´ | ´ / none | ´ / none | primary accent: glo´ bal | |
| ˝ | none / none | ˝ / none | secondary accent: glo´ ba lize˝ |
*Note: these characters should actually have one macron or breve accent above both characters, but that is not supported in HTML.
Jennifer Kyrnin