Layout: 
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US Phonemic US-phonemic.dmg USphonem.klc US-phonemic.ahk phonem + XCompose-US
UK Phonemic UK-phonemic.dmg UKphonem.klc UK-phonemic.ahk phonem + XCompose-UK
UK Rhotic UK-rhotic.dmg UKrhotic.klc UK-rhotic.ahk phonem + XCompose-UKrhotic
ESL ESL.dmg ESL.klc ESL.ahk esl

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US Phonemic

Layout for typing in American English (GA) with IPA symbols.
The Unshifted and Shifted layers (Layers 1 & 2) are compatible with Shavian QWERTY layout.
Layers 3 & 4 contain additional IPA symbols, punctuation marks, hyphens, etc., that may also be very useful.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
ə b d ɛ f ɡ h ɪ j k l m n ɒ p ɔɪ r s t ʌ v w ɜr ɑ z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
æ ɪər ər · ð i « » u ŋ ɔʊ ɔr ɑr ʃ θ ʊ ju ɪə ɛr ɔ ʒ

UK Phonemic

Layout typing in non-rhotic British English (RP) with IPA symbols.
The Unshifted and Shifted layers (Layers 1 & 2) are compatible with Shavian QWERTY layout.
Layers 3&4 contain additional IPA symbols, punctuation marks, hyphens, etc., that may also be very useful.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
ə b d ɛ f ɡ h ɪ j k l m n ɒ p ɔɪ r s t ʌ v w ɜːʳ ɑː z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
æ ɪəʳ əʳ · ð « » ŋ əʊ ɔːʳ ɑːʳ ʃ θ ʊ juː ɪə eəʳ ɔː ʒ

UK Rhotic

Layout typing in Rhotic British English with IPA symbols.
The Unshifted and Shifted layers (Layers 1 & 2) are compatible with Shavian QWERTY layout.
Layers 3&4 contain additional IPA symbols, punctuation marks, hyphens, etc., that may also be very useful.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
ə b d ɛ f ɡ h ɪ j k l m n ɒ p ɔɪ r s t ʌ v w ɜːr ɑː z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
æ ɪər ər · ð « » ŋ əʊ ɔːr ɑːr ʃ θ ʊ juː ɪə eər ɔː ʒ

ESL

This layout is meant for people who only occasionally need to type IPA symbols, and only those specific to English language (like ESL tutors).
The AltGr and AltGr+Shift layers (layers 3 & 4) contain all IPA symbols for English phonemes that may be needed by an ESL tutor. Also, most of the punctuation marks required by Style Guides, stress marks, dashes, etc.


Differences between US and UK notations:
UK (RP)UK (rhotic)US (GA)
ɑː ɑː ɑ
ɔː ɔː ɔ
u
i
ɑːʳɑːrɑr
ɔːʳɔːrɔr
ɜːʳɜːrɜr
əʊ əʊ ɔʊ
ʊəʳʊərʊr
eəʳeərer

Last updated: 2025-12-04