SuperIPA Keyboard Layout

for Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows

Type every character and diacritic from the International Phonetic Alphabet easily.

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The Layout

Kreative SuperIPA keyboard layout is based on CXS, a variant of
X-SAMPA, a mapping from ASCII to the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Most X-SAMPA mappings that use \ or ` for alternate characters can
be typed using Option on Mac OS X, Right Alt on Linux and Windows.
Diacritics can be typed using a Shift-Hyphen dead key on Mac OS X and
Windows (but not Linux), or direct key bindings on all supported systems.

◌̃

◌̰

ꜜ

‼

ə

ɘ

◌́

◌̋

◌̄

ɻ

◌̀

◌̏

ꜛ

◌̌

æ

ɶ

*

◌᷄

(

◌͡◌

)

◌͜◌

◌͜◌

◌̠

◌̯

◌̟

◌˞

◌̤

ɨ

ǃ

ø

◌̽

ɜ

ɞ

ɾ

ɽ

ɫ

◌̴

ɐ

◌̂

ɤ

◌᷈

ɵ

◌᷅

œ

◌̚

◌̥

◌̬

-

‿

◌̩

ǂ

delete backspace

ɒ

◌̻

ʍ

◌̼

ɛ

ɝ

ʁ

ʀ

θ

↗

ʏ

ʛ

ʊ

ᵿ

ɪ

ᵻ

ɔ

ʘ

ʋ

↘

{

◌̘

}

◌̙

‖

ǁ

tab

q

ˠ

w

ʷ

e

ɚ

r

ɹ

t

ʈ

y

ɠ

u

ʉ

i

ɨ

o

ˡ

p

ɸ

[

◌̝

]

◌̞

|

ǀ

ɑ

◌̺

ʃ

ʂ

ð

◌̪

ɱ

ʄ

ɣ

ɢ

ɥ

ʜ

ɲ

ɟ

ɬ

ɮ

ʎ

ʟ

ː

ˑ

ˌ

◌̈

caps lock

a

ʰ

s

ɕ

d

ɖ

f

ɗ

g

ɡ

h

ɦ

j

ʝ

k

ɭ

l

ɺ

ʲ

◌̆

ˈ

ʼ

return enter

ʒ

ʐ

χ

ħ

ç

◌̹

ʌ

ⱱ

β

ʙ

ŋ

ɴ

ɯ

ɰ

<

ʢ

>

ʡ

ʔ

ʕ

shift

z

ʑ

x

ɧ

c

◌̜

v

ʋ

b

ɓ

n

ɳ

m

ⁿ

,

⟨

.

⟩

/

ˤ

shift

nbsp

control

option

command

space

command

option

control

nbsp

ctrl

❖

alt

space

alt gr

❖

▤

ctrl

nbsp

ctrl

❖

alt

space

alt gr

❖

▤

ctrl

The Mapping

A complete mapping between IPA, X-SAMPA, CXS, and SuperIPA follows.
Differences between X-SAMPA and CXS are highlighted in green.

CONSONANTS (PULMONIC)
IPA	X-SAMPA	CXS	SuperIPA	Description
p	p	p	P	voiceless bilabial plosive
b	b	b	B	voiced bilabial plosive
t	t	t	T	voiceless alveolar plosive
d	d	d	D	voiced alveolar plosive
ʈ	t`	t`	Alt-T	voiceless retroflex plosive
ɖ	d`	d`	Alt-D	voiced retroflex plosive
c	c	c	C	voiceless palatal plosive
ɟ	J\	J\	Alt-Shift-J	voiced palatal plosive
k	k	k	K	voiceless velar plosive
g (or ɡ)	g	g	G (or Alt-G)	voiced velar plosive
q	q	q	Q	voiceless uvular plosive
ɢ	G\	G\	Alt-Shift-G	voiced uvular plosive
ʔ	?	?	Shift-/	glottal stop
m	m	m	M	bilabial nasal
ɱ	F	F	Shift-F	labiodental nasal
n	n	n	N	alveolar nasal
ɳ	n`	n`	Alt-N	retroflex nasal
ɲ	J	J	Shift-J	palatal nasal
ŋ	N	N	Shift-N	velar nasal
ɴ	N\	N\	Alt-Shift-N	uvular nasal
ʙ	B\	B\	Alt-Shift-B	bilabial trill
r	r	r	R	alveolar trill
ʀ	R\	R\	Alt-Shift-R	uvular trill
ⱱ		V\	Alt-Shift-V	labiodental flap
ɾ	4	4	4	alveolar flap
ɽ	r`	r`	Alt-4	retroflex flap
ɸ	p\	p\	Alt-P	voiceless bilabial fricative
β	B	B	Shift-B	voiced bilabial fricative
f	f	f	F	voiceless labiodental fricative
v	v	v	V	voiced labiodental fricative
θ	T	T	Shift-T	voiceless dental fricative
ð	D	D	Shift-D	voiced dental fricative
s	s	s	S	voiceless alveolar fricative
z	z	z	Z	voiced alveolar fricative
ʃ	S	S	Shift-S	voiceless postalveolar fricative
ʒ	Z	Z	Shift-Z	voiced postalveolar fricative
ʂ	s`	s`	Alt-Shift-S	voiceless retroflex fricative
ʐ	z`	z`	Alt-Shift-Z	voiced retroflex fricative
ç	C	C	Shift-C	voiceless palatal fricative
ʝ	j\	j\	Alt-J	voiced palatal fricative
x	x	x	X	voiceless velar fricative
ɣ	G	G	Shift-G	voiced velar fricative
χ	X	X	Shift-X	voiceless uvular fricative
ʁ	R	R	Shift-R	voiced uvular fricative
ħ	X\	X\	Alt-Shift-X	voiceless pharyngeal fricative
ʕ	?\	?\	Alt-Shift-/	voiced pharyngeal fricative
h	h	h	H	voiceless glottal fricative
ɦ	h\	h\	Alt-H	voiced glottal fricative
ɬ	K	K	Shift-K	voiceless alveolar lateral fricative
ɮ	K\	K\	Alt-Shift-K	voiced alveolar lateral fricative
ʋ	P or v\	P or v\	Shift-P (or Alt-V)	labiodental approximant
ɹ	r\	r\	Alt-R	alveolar approximant
ɻ	r\`	r\`	Alt-Shift-4	retroflex approximant
j	j	j	J	palatal approximant
ɰ	M\	M\	Alt-Shift-M	velar approximant
l	l	l	L	alveolar lateral approximant
ɭ	l`	l`	Alt-K	retroflex lateral approximant
ʎ	L	L	Shift-L	palatal lateral approximant
ʟ	L\	L\	Alt-Shift-L	velar lateral approximant
CONSONANTS (NON-PULMONIC)
IPA	X-SAMPA	CXS	SuperIPA	Description
ʘ	O\	O\	Alt-Shift-O	bilabial click
ǀ	|\	|\	Alt-\	dental click
ǃ	!\	!\	Alt-1	postalveolar click
‼		!\`	Alt-Shift-1	retroflex click
ǂ	=\	=\	Alt-=	palatal click
ǁ	|\|\	|\|\	Alt-Shift-\	alveolar lateral click
ɓ	b_<	b_<	Alt-B	voiced bilabial implosive
ɗ	d_<	d_<	Alt-F	voiced alveolar implosive
ʄ	J\_<	J\_<	Alt-Shift-F	voiced palatal implosive
ɠ	g_<	g_<	Alt-Y	voiced velar implosive
ʛ	G\_<	G\_<	Alt-Shift-Y	voiced uvular implosive
ʼ	_>	_>	Alt-'	ejective
VOWELS
IPA	X-SAMPA	CXS	SuperIPA	Description
i	i	i	I	close front unrounded vowel
y	y	y	Y	close front rounded vowel
ɨ	1	1 or i\	1 (or Alt-I)	close central unrounded vowel
ʉ	}	u\	Alt-U	close central rounded vowel
ɯ	M	M	Shift-M	close back unrounded vowel
u	u	u	U	close back rounded vowel
ɪ	I	I	Shift-I	near-close near-front unrounded vowel
ʏ	Y	Y	Shift-Y	near-close near-front rounded vowel
ɪ̈ (or ᵻ)	I\	I\	Alt-Shift-I	near-close central unrounded vowel
ʊ̈ (or ᵿ)	U\	U\	Alt-Shift-U	near-close central rounded vowel
ʊ	U	U	Shift-U	near-close near-back rounded vowel
e	e	e	E	close-mid front unrounded vowel
ø	2	2	2	close-mid front rounded vowel
ɘ	@\	@\	Alt-Shift-2	close-mid central unrounded vowel
ɵ	8	8	8	close-mid central rounded vowel
ɤ	7	7	7	close-mid back unrounded vowel
o	o	o	O	close-mid back rounded vowel
ə	@	@	Shift-2	schwa
ɛ	E	E	Shift-E	open-mid front unrounded vowel
œ	9	9	9	open-mid front rounded vowel
ɜ	3	3	3	open-mid central unrounded vowel
ɞ	3\	3\	Alt-3	open-mid central rounded vowel
ʌ	V	V	Shift-V	open-mid back unrounded vowel
ɔ	O	O	Shift-O	open-mid back rounded vowel
æ	{	&	Shift-7	near-open front unrounded vowel
ɐ	6	6	6	near-open central vowel
a	a	a	A	open front unrounded vowel
ɶ	&	&\	Alt-Shift-7	open front rounded vowel
ɑ	A	A	Shift-A	open back unrounded vowel
ɒ	Q	Q	Shift-Q	open back rounded vowel
OTHER SYMBOLS
IPA	X-SAMPA	CXS	SuperIPA	Description
ʍ	W	W	Shift-W	voiceless labial-velar fricative
w	w	w	W	labial-velar approximant
ɥ	H	H	Shift-H	labial-palatal approximant
ʜ	H\	H\	Alt-Shift-H	voiceless epiglottal fricative
ʢ	<\	<\	Alt-Shift-,	voiced epiglottal fricative
ʡ	>\	>\	Alt-Shift-.	epiglottal plosive
ɕ	s\	s\	Alt-S	voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
ʑ	z\	z\	Alt-Z	voiced alveolo-palatal fricative
ɺ	l\	l\	Alt-L	alveolar lateral flap
ɧ	x\	x\	Alt-X	voiceless palatal-velar fricative
◌͡◌	_	_ or )	Alt-Shift-9	upper tie bar
◌͜◌	_	_ or )	Alt-Shift-0	lower tie bar
SUPRASEGMENTALS
IPA	X-SAMPA	CXS	SuperIPA	Description
ˈ	"	' or "	'	primary stress
ˌ	%	" or ,	Shift-'	secondary stress
ː	:	:	Shift-;	long
ˑ	:\	:\	Alt-Shift-;	half long
◌̆	_X	_X	Alt-;	extra-short
|	|	|	\	minor (foot) group
‖	||	||	Shift-\	major (intonation) group
.	.	.	.	syllable break
‿	-\	-\	Alt--	linking mark
TONES AND WORD ACCENTS
IPA	X-SAMPA	CXS	SuperIPA	Description
◌̋	_T	_T	Alt-Shift-3	extra high tone
◌́	_H	_H	Shift-3	high tone
◌̄	_M	_M	Shift-4	mid tone
◌̀	_L	_L	Shift-5	low tone
◌̏	_B	_B	Alt-Shift-5	extra low tone
◌̌	_R or _/	_R or _/	Alt-Shift-6	rising tone
◌̂	_F or _\	_F or _\	Alt-6	falling tone
◌᷄	_H_T	_H_T	Alt-Shift-8	high rising tone
◌᷅	_B_L	_B_L	Alt-8	low rising tone
◌᷈	_R_F	_R_F	Alt-7	rising falling tone
ꜜ	!	!	Shift-1	downstep
ꜛ	^	^	Shift-6	upstep
↗	<R>	<R>	Alt-Shift-T	global rise
↘	<F>	<F>	Alt-Shift-P	global fall
DIACRITICS
IPA	X-SAMPA	CXS	SuperIPA	Description
◌̥	_0	_0	0	voiceless
◌̬	_v	_v	Alt-0	voiced
ʰ	_h	_h	Alt-A	aspirated
◌̹	_O	_O	Alt-Shift-C	more rounded
◌̜	_c	_c	Alt-C	less rounded
◌̟	_+	_+	Alt-Shift-=	advanced
◌̠	_-	_-	Alt-Shift--	retracted
◌̈	_"	_"	Alt-Shift-'	centralized
◌̽	_x	_x	Alt-2	mid-centralized
◌̩	= or _=	= or _=	=	syllabic
◌̯	_^	_^	Shift-=	non-syllabic
◌˞	`	`	`	rhoticity
ɚ	@`	@`	Alt-E	rhoticized ə
ɝ	3`	3`	Alt-Shift-E	rhoticized ɜ
◌̤	_t	_t	Alt-`	breathy voice
◌̰	_k	_k	Alt-Shift-`	creaky voice
◌̼	_N	_N	Alt-Shift-W	linguolabial
ʷ	_w	_w	Alt-W	labialized
ʲ	' or _j	; or _j	;	palatalized
ˠ	_G	_G	Alt-Q	velarized
ˤ	_?\	_?\	Alt-/	pharyngealized
◌̴	_e	_e	Alt-5	velarized or pharyngealized
ɫ	5	5	5	velarized alveolar lateral approximant
◌̝	_r	_r	Alt-[	raised
◌̞	_o	_o	Alt-]	lowered
◌̘	_A	_A	Alt-Shift-[	advanced tongue root
◌̙	_q	_q	Alt-Shift-]	retracted tongue root
◌̪	_d	_d	Alt-Shift-D	dental
◌̺	_a	_a	Alt-Shift-A	apical
◌̻	_m	_m	Alt-Shift-Q	laminal
◌̃	~ or _~	~ or _~	Shift-`	nasalization
ⁿ	_n	_n	Alt-M	nasal release
ˡ	_l	_l	Alt-O	lateral release
◌̚	_}	_}	Alt-9	no audible release

Installation on Mac OS X

Copy SuperIPA.keylayout and SuperIPA.icns to either
~/Library/Keyboard Layouts/ or /Library/Keyboard Layouts/.

Open System Preferences, search for "keyboard layout,"
and add the SuperIPA keyboard layout or input method.

Select SuperIPA from the keyboard menu and start typing.

Installation on Windows

From the Windows directory, run setup.exe and follow the prompts.

Select SuperIPA from the language bar and start typing.

Installation on Windows (Alternative Method)

Download and install Keyman Desktop.

From the Keyman directory, open and install the SuperIPA.kmx file.

Select SuperIPA from the Keyman system tray menu and start typing.

Installation on Linux

Open a terminal in the Linux directory and run sudo python install.py.

Restart the window server by logging out and in again.

Open the settings application, search for "keyboard layout,"
and add the SuperIPA keyboard layout or input method.

Select SuperIPA from the keyboard menu and start typing.

Enjoy!

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