Table of vowels
This table lists the vowel letters of the International [Phonetic Alphabet].
| name | height | backness | roundness | IPA number | IPA text | IPA image | Character [entity reference|Entity] | X-SAMPA | Sound sample |
| front unrounded vowel">front vowel">front unrounded vowel | close | front | unrounded | 301 | i | Image:Xsampa-i.png | i | i | |
| rounded vowel">rounded vowel">rounded vowel | close | front | rounded | 309 | y | Image:Xsampa-y.png | y | y | |
| central unrounded vowel">central vowel">central unrounded vowel | close | central | unrounded | 317 | ɨ | 20x20px | ɨ | 1 | |
| Close central rounded vowel | close | central | rounded | 318 | ʉ | Image:Xsampa-rightcurly.png | ʉ | ||
| Near-open central vowel | near-open | central | undefined | 324 | ɐ | Image:Xsampa-6.png | ɐ | 6 | |
| Open front unrounded vowel | open | front | unrounded | 304 | a | Image:Xsampa-a.png | a | a | |
| Open front rounded vowel | open | front | rounded | 312 | ɶ | Image:Xsampa-amper.png | ɶ | & | |
| back unrounded vowel">back vowel">back unrounded vowel | open | back | unrounded | 305 | ɑ | Image:Xsampa-A2.png | ɑ | A | |
| Open back rounded vowel | open | back | rounded | 313 | ɒ | Image:Xsampa-Q.png | ɒ | Q |
