Useful IPA codepoints
When I write IPA, I can produce many symbols without knowing their codepoints, e.g. with AltGr or the Compose key on Linux. For example, I can enter ø by hitting AltGr+O, ŋ by hitting AltGr+G or Compose, then N, then G, and ə by htting Compose, then E, then E. But for other IPA symbols, I need to look up the codepoints. Here is a list of the codepoints that I look up the most.
Consonants
- U+0261: ɡ
- U+0294: ʔ
- U+03B8: θ
- U+0283: ʃ
- U+0292: ʒ
- U+0281: ʁ
Vowels
- U+026A: ɪ
- U+028F: ʏ
- U+025B: ɛ
- U+0250: ɐ
- U+0251: ɑ
- U+0254: ɔ
- U+028A: ʊ
Other
Enter those symbols that modify other symbols after the first symbol that they modify. So if a symbols modifies one other symbol, enter it after the one that it modifies, and if a symbol modifies two other symbols, enter it between them.
- U+0361: ts > t͡s
- U+035C: ts > t͜s
- U+0325: n > n̥
- U+030A: ɡ > ɡ̊
- U+02B0: t > tʰ
- U+0329: n > n̩
- U+032F: e > e̯
- U+02B7: k > kʷ
- U+0303: ɑ > ɑ̃
- U+02C8: kafe > kaˈfe
- U+02CC: kafeoˈlɛ > kaˌfeoˈlɛ
- U+02D0: e > eː
How to enter
In GNU nano, you can enter Unicode symbols by their codepoints by hitting M-V (i.e. Alt+V or Escape and then V), typing the codepoint, and hitting Enter. In LibreOffice, you can do the same by hitting Ctrl+Shift+U, typing the codepoint, and htting Enter. For other programs, consult the manual.
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