This table lists the vowel letters of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

FrontCentralBack
Closei yɨ ʉɯ u
Near-closeɪ ʏʊ
Close-mide øɘ ɵɤ o
Mide̞ ø̞əɤ̞ o̞
Open-midɛ œɜ ɞʌ ɔ
Near-openæɐ
Opena ɶäɑ ɒ

Legend: unrounded • rounded

nameheightbacknessroundnessIPA numberIPA textIPA imageEntityX-SAMPASound sample
Close front unrounded vowelclosefrontunrounded301iiiⓘ
Close front rounded vowelclosefrontrounded309yyyⓘ
Close central unrounded vowelclosecentralunrounded317ɨɨ1ⓘ
Close central rounded vowelclosecentralrounded318ʉʉ}ⓘ
Close back unrounded vowelclosebackunrounded316ɯɯMⓘ
Close back rounded vowelclosebackrounded308uuuⓘ
Near-close front unrounded vowelnear-closefrontunrounded319ɪɪIⓘ
Near-close front rounded vowelnear-closefrontrounded320ʏʏYⓘ
Near-close back rounded vowelnear-closebackrounded321ʊʊUⓘ
Close-mid front unrounded vowelclose-midfrontunrounded302eeeⓘ
Close-mid front rounded vowelclose-midfrontrounded310øø2ⓘ
Close-mid central unrounded vowelclose-midcentralunrounded397ɘɘ@\ⓘ
Close-mid central rounded vowelclose-midcentralrounded323ɵɵ8ⓘ
Close-mid back unrounded vowelclose-midbackunrounded315ɤɤ7ⓘ
Close-mid back rounded vowelclose-midbackrounded307oooⓘ
Mid central vowelmidcentralundefined322əə@ⓘ
Open-mid front unrounded vowelopen-midfrontunrounded303ɛɛEⓘ
Open-mid front rounded vowelopen-midfrontrounded311œœ9ⓘ
Open-mid central unrounded vowelopen-midcentralunrounded326ɜɜ3ⓘ
Open-mid central rounded vowelopen-midcentralrounded395ɞɞ3\ⓘ
Open-mid back unrounded vowelopen-midbackunrounded314ʌʌVⓘ
Open-mid back rounded vowelopen-midbackrounded306ɔɔOⓘ
Near-open front unrounded vowelnear-openfrontunrounded325ææ{ⓘ
Near-open central vowelnear-opencentralundefined324ɐɐ6ⓘ
Open front unrounded vowelopenfrontunrounded304aaaⓘ
Open front rounded vowelopenfrontrounded312ɶɶ&ⓘ
Open back unrounded vowelopenbackunrounded305ɑɑAⓘ
Open back rounded vowelopenbackrounded313ɒɒQⓘ

See also