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This template ensures proper display of a transcription in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). It can also automatically provide a label indicating the language being transcribed and link to an explanatory guide. Its behavior changes drastically depending on whether more than one unnamed parameter is given. For broad transcriptions of English, use {{IPAc-en}} instead.
Usage
beccè'The behavior of this template changes drastically depending on whether more than one unnamed parameter is given.
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Basic mode
beccè'The basic usage of this template is just to pass an IPA transcription as the first argument, as in:
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Which might not look different from just the transcription without the template (/ˌlɔːrəm ˈɪpsəm/), but it actually outputs:
<span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">/ˌlɔːrəm<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈɪpsəm/</span>
That is, it adds
- the
IPAclass, allowing registered users to assign a typeface of their choice (see Help:IPA § Rendering issues for how); - an IETF language tag indicating IPA as the writing system (see Template:Lang § Rationale for more);
- a title attribute, which appears as a tooltip when the mouse hovers over the transcription;
- the
nowrapclass, preventing line wrapping at inappropriate places like after/orˌ; - the
wrapclass to whitespace characters, allowing wrapping to occur at appropriate places.
All IPA text should be placed in the template, even if it consists entirely of ASCII characters, as in {{IPA|/mi/}}. This allows users to format all examples of IPA text consistently, and software like screen readers to interpret them accurately. If a substantial portion of a page uses IPA, post notice of that fact with {{IPA notice}}.