Template:IPA-en/doc

Usage

This template formats IPA transcriptions and links them to WP:IPA for English. The transcription should match the conventions of that key; for narrower dialect transcriptions, use {{IPA-all}}, which links to a more complete IPA key.

The first parameter in the template is for the transcription, and a second optional parameter is a switch that controls the wording introducing the transcription. With no second value, the introduction English pronunciation: appears:

• {{IPA-en|n}} → English pronunciation: /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|pron}} → pronounced /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|lang}} → English: /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|local}} → locally /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|IPA}} → IPA: /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|UK}} → UK: /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|US}} → US: /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|}} → /n/

Any of these may be combined with a sound file in an optional third parameter:

• {{IPA-en|n|local|En-us-'n'.ogg}} → locally /n/

To use the default introductory wording when a third parameter is used, a placeholder such as ‹-› (something that does not match any of the above switches) is required in the second parameter:

• {{IPA-en|n|-|En-us-'n'.ogg}} → English pronunciation: /n/

or the third parameter must be explicitly numbered:

• {{IPA-en|n|3=En-us-'n'.ogg}} → English pronunciation: /n/