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 cell in the template is for the transcription, and a second optional cell is a switch that controls the lede. With no second value, the lede English pronunciation: appears:

• ((IPA-en|n)) → Ensk úttala: /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 cell:

• ((IPA-en|n|local|En-us-'n'.ogg)) → locally /n/ ( lurta)

For the default lede, however, a placeholder such as ‹-› is required in the second cell:

• ((IPA-en|n|-|En-us-'n'.ogg)) → Ensk úttala: /n/ ( lurta)

Fyrimynd:IPA keys

Wikipedia offers several templates for proper display of IPA transcriptions.

In general, IPA symbols on a page should be enclosed in the ((IPA)) template, which formats the text in an IPA-producing font. If a substantial portion of a page uses IPA, it is customary to post notice of that fact with ((IPA notice|lang=en)), though each token still requires the ((IPA)) template for proper formatting.

If there are not enough occurrences to warrant a notice, then consider a template that links to an IPA key for the first instance of the IPA on a page or section.

For English words, in a broad, non-regional transcription, as when giving the pronunciation of a key word in an article, use templates linking to Help:IPA for English, a chart of the subset of the IPA that is relevant to English:

• ((IPA-en)), appearing as: Ensk úttala: /word/ (also /word/, English: /word/, pronounced /word/, as hereafter).
• ((IPAc-en)), which automates the conversion to IPA, so that ((IPAc-en|'|w|3r|d)) appears as /ˈwɜrd/. This provides mouse-over links to the symbols, and is now the preferred template.

For foreign words that are not assimilated into English, regional pronunciations of English words, and non-standard English dialects, use templates linking to the more general Help:IPA chart, containing all major IPA symbols:

• ((IPA-all)), appearing as: IPA: [word]. Or:
• For specific languages, there may be dedicated IPA keys for standardized transcription. There are several options for their display. The first cell includes the ISO code of the language; the second is the transcription; the third keys an introductory phrase; and the fourth is space for a sound file. Using the French word eau [o] as an example, we have the default format:
  • ((IPA-fr|o)) → Fronsk úttala: ​[o]
• Or the word "pronounced" can be used as the introduction:
  • ((IPA-fr|o|pron)) → úttalað: [o]
• Language name only:
  • ((IPA-fr|o|lang)) → Franskt: [o]
• "IPA" only:
  • ((IPA-fr|o|IPA)) → IPA: [o]
• Link only:
  • ((IPA-fr|o|)) → [o]
• Any of these may be combined with a sound file:
  • ((IPA-fr|o|lang|Fr-eau.ogg)) → Franskt: [o] ( lurta)
• For the default introductory phrase, however, a placeholder such as “-” is required:
  • ((IPA-fr|o|-|Fr-eau.ogg)) → Fronsk úttala: [o] ( lurta)

Redirects have been created for languages which do not yet have dedicated templates. Transcriptions which use these redirects will link to ((IPA-all)) for the time being; when a language-specific template is created the articles will be linked correctly. For example, you can use ((IPA-jv|word)) for Javanese, but for the moment it will be redirected to ((IPA-all)), producing Fyrimynd:IPA-jv.

Another type of language-specific template allows you to enter ordinary letters (or conventional ASCII equivalents) from a given language for automatic conversion to phonetic symbols. Languages currently available, and examples of use, are:

Arabic, ((IPAc-ar))	((IPAc-ar|2|a|l|l|u|gh|a|t_|a|l|3|a|r|a|b|i|y|y|a)) → [ʔalluɣat‿alʕarabijja]
Mandarin, ((IPAc-cmn))	((IPAc-cmn|zh|ong|1|h|ua|2|-|r|en|2|m|in|2|-|g|ong|4|h|e|2|g|uo|2)) → [ʈʂúŋxwǎ ʐə̌nmǐn kûŋxɤ̌kwǒ]
English, ((IPAc-en))	((IPAc-en|'|s|&|n|d|k|a:|s|@l)) → /ˈsændkaːsəl/
French, ((IPAc-fr))	((IPAc-fr|j|@|-|s|U|i|s_|a|m|é|r|i|c|ain)) → [jə sɥi.z‿ameʁikɛ̃]
Irish, ((IPAc-ga))	((IPAc-ga|'|b|ai|l'|@|-|'|á|th|@|-|'|c'|l'|ia|th)) → Fyrimynd:IPAc-ga
Italian, ((IPAc-it))	((IPAc-it|ˈ|i|.|o|_|ˈ|s|o|ː|.|n|o|_|a|.|m|e|.|r|i|ˈ|k|a|ː|.|n|o)) → Fyrimynd:IPAc-it
Japanese, ((IPAc-ja))	((IPAc-ja|ku|ro|si|o)) → [ku͍ɽoɕio]
Hungarian, ((IPAc-hu))	((IPAc-hu|'|m|a|gy|á|r)) → Fyrimynd:IPAc-hu
Polish, ((IPAc-pl))	((IPAc-pl|'|sz|cz|e|ć|i|n)) → [ˈʂt͡ʂɛt͡ɕin]

• ((respell)), for pronunciation respellings, which may be used for English words in addition to the IPA
• ((lang-nci-IPA)), for dual Nahuatl-IPA transcription