![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Searching for “IPA” does not work, you need to search for “international”.)Ĥ. Search for/select International Phonetic Alphabet in Languages. If so, go to somewhere you can input text and longpress on the spacebar of Gboard to get to Language Settings.ģ. Gboard is Google’s keyboard app and is thus the default on many Android phones, so you may already have this keyboard installed.Ģ. Update: An IPA keyboard layout has been released for Gboard, which I tried out and immediately decided to switch to from MultiLing, since it has a clear advantage in terms of usability.ġ. It may be slightly less pretty, but it works fine. Important note! Despite the fact that MultiLing O is called the “next” version of MultiLing, O does not list IPA among its languages, so I recommend the older MultiLing. Helpful hints: capitals give a different range of suggestions than lowercase, you can scroll sideways along the top suggestion strip to show further options, (especially helpful for the many symbols related to “e”), and symbols with no clear alphabetic analogue (including glottal stop and bilabial click) can be found by longpressing the double vertical lines beside the spacebar. There is sometimes a bit of guesswork involved in figuring out which QWERTY symbol has been deemed the closest analogue to the IPA symbol you’re looking for, but most of the time I guessed correctly on the first try or two. I find MultiLing mostly straightforward to use for typing IPA, although you’ll need to get used to the fact that the spacebar is used to confirm a suggestion and you’ll need to press space twice to make an actual space show up. Review and caveats about IPA on MultiLing: For example, typing h gives you upside down h, barred h, small-cap h, hooked h, superscript h, and superscript hooked h.įor future use after you’ve set it up, all you need to do are steps 4 and 6. Start typing! The keyboard looks like a standard QWERTY, but when you type a given letter, its similar IPA symbols show up in the suggestions bar. You can change the keyboard language in MultiLing Keyboard by longpressing on the space bar.Ħ. Then select the keyboard icon in the bottom right corner of the screen, whereupon you can select MultiLing Keyboard.ĥ. Go to somewhere you can input text and wait until your normal keyboard comes up.Ĥ. Settings > Language & input > MultiLing Keyboard (check box to enable, then hit settings icon) > Languages > Languages > scroll down to IPA and check the box.ģ. It may be overkill if all you want is a fast way to type IPA, but if you want a wide array of Unicode symbols, it’s good to know that’s there.)Ģ. (Another option which I know some people use is Unicode CharMap, which lets you select all sorts of Unicode symbols. I still like my regular keyboard’s autocomplete better for normal typing, but it’s easy to switch from my regular keyboard app to MultiLing when I want to type in IPA. I downloaded MultiLing Keyboard about a year ago and it’s still going strong and used it for about five years, and it remains a tolerable option. ![]() The nutshell version: Gboard or MultiLing Keyboard for Android, IPA Phonetic Keyboard for iOS.Īlso note that if all you need is common accented characters, you can generally hold down the relevant letter on your default keyboard (e.g. There are a variety of solutions for typing the IPA on your computer, but what about your phone or tablet? How to type the International Phonetic Alphabet on your phone (Android or iOS) ![]()
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