However, I got a few questions which can't be diffused after discussions with my friends.1. ɬ is belted l, l with tilde is dark l, usw. For key combos consisting of 'Alt + 4 digits' holt the Alt key and enter the digits on the numeric keypad. I'm studying the English vowels of the IPA. Ð - eth (I also use thorn on occation to mark /θ/ or call them th and dh) The name of the character came into English from Spanish and Portuguese, which in turn came from the Latin titulus, meaning 'title' or 'superscription'. Ʌ - wedge (I've seen it referred to as such, but not often)Īnd for a lot of the consonants I just use their greek names βθφγχ beta theta phi gamma chi respectively, ħ is h-bar, ʜ is big-h, ŋ is /en dʒi:/ or /ŋ/ The tilde, or, is a grapheme with several uses. ɤ - squiggle (I've never heard of it being called this but I think that would work)ĮDIT: ok apparently ths one's called "ram's horns" or used to be "baby gamma". So I've made a short list of names for the vowels, both things I would use in speech and in text, some of them I do use often, some I don't but think would be a good idea, but any ideas suggestions appreciated. I was just thinking of the names we use when we're trying to talk phonetics either in speech or text but don't have the time to call everything by its name or have the right characters.