Mid front unrounded vowel

Mid front unrounded vowel
e̞
ɛ̝
IPA number	302 430
Encoding
Entity (decimal)	e​̞
Unicode (hex)	U+0065 U+031E
X-SAMPA	e_o
Braille

The mid front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound that is used in some spoken languages. There is no dedicated symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the exact mid front unrounded vowel between close-mid [e] and open-mid [ɛ], but it is normally written ⟨e⟩. If precision is required, diacritics may be used, such as ⟨e̞⟩ or ⟨ɛ̝⟩ (the former, indicating lowering, being more common). In Sinology and Koreanology ⟨ᴇ⟩, (small capital E, U+1D07, ᴇ) is sometimes used, for example in the Zhengzhang Shangfang reconstructions.

IPA: Vowels [edit]
Front Central Back Close Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open i y ɨ ʉ ɯ u ɪ ʏ ɨ̞ ʉ̞ ɯ̞ ʊ e ø ɘ ɵ ɤ o e̞ ø̞ ə ɵ̞ ɤ̞ o̞ ɛ œ ɜ ɞ ʌ ɔ æ œ̞ ɐ ʌ̞ ɔ̞ a ɶ ä ɒ̈ ɑ ɒ
Paired vowels are: unrounded • rounded