---
name: text-to-speech-symbols-it-it
title: Italian symbols
description: The service supports the following symbols for Italian.
last-updated: 2023-03-23
---

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# Italian symbols
{: #itSymbols}

The service supports the following symbols for Italian.

## Regular vowels
{: #itRegularVowels}

| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|:----------:|:----------:|:-----------:|---------------|
| a | a | 0061 | l**a**s**a**gn**a**, **a**llegro |
| e | e | 0065 | n**e**ro, du**e**tto |
| E | ɛ | 025B | **e**cco, lic**e**o |
| i | i | 0069 | **i**sola, form**i**ca |
| o | o | 006F | padr**o**ne, att**o**re |
| c | ɔ | 0254 | c**o**sta, m**o**sse |
| u | u | 0075 | l**u**na, **u**fficio |
{: caption="Regular vowels (Italian)"}

## Consonants
{: #itConsonants}

| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|:----------:|:----------:|:-----------:|---------------|
| b | b | 0062 | **b**occa, **b**ere |
| C | tʃ  \n   \n ʧ | 0074+0283  \n   \n 02A7 | **c**e**c**e, **c**iao |
| d | d | 0064 | **d**are, **d**ata |
| D | dz  \n   \n ʣ | 0064+007A  \n   \n 02A3 | **z**abaione, **z**ero, **z**ona |
| f | f | 0066 | **f**are, **f**orte |
| g | g | 0067  \n 0261 | **g**rande, re**g**alo |
| J | dʒ  \n   \n ʤ | 0064+0292  \n   \n 02A4 | **Gi**ovanni, con**g**elare |
| k | k | 006B | **c**asa, ve**cch**io |
| l | l | 006C | **l**ento, pa**l**ma |
| L | ʎ | 028E | **gl**ielo, **gl**i |
| m | m | 006D | **m**a**mm**a, **m**ano |
| n | n | 006E | **n**ie**n**te, **n**otte |
| N | ɲ | 0272 | **gn**occhi, lasa**gn**a |
| p | p | 0070 | **p**artire, **p**oco |
| r | r  \n   \n ɾ | 0072  \n   \n 027E | ca**r**o, se**r**eno |
| R | rr  \n   \n rː | 0072+0072  \n   \n 0072+02D0 | te**rr**a, to**rr**e |
| s | s | 0073 | pe**s**to, **s**tare |
| S | ʃ | 0283 | **sc**egliere, la**sc**iare |
| t | t | 0074 | **t**occare, len**t**o |
| T | ts  \n   \n ʦ | 0074+0073  \n   \n 02A6 | **z**ampa, **z**uppa |
| v | v | 0076 | **v**ano, **v**i**v**ere |
| w | w | 0077 | n**u**ovo, q**u**ando |
| y | j | 006A | **i**eri, raso**i**o |
| z | z | 007A | pae**s**e, **s**baglio |
{: caption="Consonants (Italian)"}

## Geminates
{: #itGeminates}

| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|:----------:|:----------:|:-----------:|---------------|
| CC | tʧ  \n   \n ttʃ | 0074+02A7  \n   \n 0074+0074+0283 | ghia**cc**io, fe**cc**ia |
| DD | dʣ  \n   \n ddz | 0064+02A3  \n   \n 0064+0064+007A | a**zz**urro, me**zz**o |
| JJ | ddʒ  \n   \n dʤ | 0064+0064+0292  \n   \n 0064+02A4 | Chio**gg**ia, ma**gg**io |
| TT | tts  \n   \n tʦ | 0074+0074+0073  \n   \n 0074+02A6 | ta**zz**a, chia**zz**a |
{: caption="Geminates (Italian)"}

## Allophones
{: #itAllophones}

If an allophone is not used in SPR, the Text to Speech service automatically generates the appropriate variant for the given context.

| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|:----------:|:----------:|:-----------:|---------------|
| 'ng' ^**1**^ | ŋg | 014B+0067  \n 014B+0261 | a**ng**olo, lu**ng**o |
| 'nk' ^**1**^ | ŋk | 014B+006B | a**nc**ora, bia**nc**o |
{: caption="Allophones (Italian)"}

**Note:**

1.  The `ng` and `nk` allophones are supported in the IPA specification but cannot be used in SPR.