The template {{IPA link}} takes an IPA symbol and turns it into a link to the respective article which discusses the sound the symbol represents.

Versions with defined brackets are also available:

  • For phonetic representations, {{IPAblink}} encloses the link in square brackets: [a]
  • For phonemic representations, {{IPAslink}} encloses the link in slashes: /a/
  • For orthographic representations, {{IPAalink}} encloses the link in angle brackets: ⟨a

Another version is {{IPAplink}}, which encloses the link in neither brackets nor <span class="IPA" lang="und-fonipa">...</span>, which is useful if the link is already inside {{IPA}}, avoiding superfluous nesting of the same class.

Usage edit

First parameter (required): any IPA symbol.

  • {{IPA link|m}}m
  • {{IPA link|ɡb}}ɡb

Second parameter: changes the label of the wikilink.

Audio link

|audio=yes adds a link to the corresponding audio file:

  • {{IPA link|ɽ|audio=yes}}ɽ

If the value in |audio= is not "yes", "y", "true", etc., it is treated as the name of an audio file:

  • {{IPA link|ɽ|audio=Retroflex flaps.ogg}}ɽ

If the audio file is not specified at Module:IPA symbol/data, the link will not appear:

  • {{IPA link|s̬|audio=yes}}

Errors

If the IPA symbol is not defined at Module:IPA symbol/data, then an error message is returned and the page will be categorized into Category:International Phonetic Alphabet pages needing attention.

  • {{IPA link|xyz}}Error using {{IPA symbol}}: "xyz" not found in list

The error message can be customized in |errortext=. This cancels the addition of the error category. If set to blank, the message will not appear at all.

  • {{IPA link|xyz|errortext=Custom error message}} → Custom error message
  • {{IPA link|xyz|errortext=blank}}

Template data edit

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:IPA link in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for IPA link

TemplateData

No description.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
IPA symbol1

IPA symbol whose article to link to

Example
ʉː
Stringrequired
Display text2

Text to show instead of the IPA symbol

Stringoptional
Audioaudio

Adds a link to sound if available

Example
yes
Stringoptional
Error texterrortext

no description

Example
blank
Stringoptional