First parameter (required): any IPA symbol.

• {{IPAalink|m}} → ⟨m⟩
• {{IPAalink|ɡb}} → ⟨ɡb⟩

Second parameter: changes the label of the wikilink.

• {{IPAalink|m|Any text}} → ⟨Any text⟩

Audio link

|audio=yes adds a link to the corresponding audio file:

• {{IPAalink|ɽ|audio=yes}} → ⟨ɽ⟩ (listenⓘ)

If the value in |audio= is not "yes", "y", "true", etc., it is treated as the name of an audio file:

• {{IPAalink|ɽ|audio=Retroflex flaps.ogg}} → ⟨ɽ⟩ (listenⓘ)

If the audio file is not specified at Module:IPA symbol/data, the link will not appear:

• {{IPAalink|s̬|audio=yes}} → ⟨s̬⟩

Errors

If the IPA symbol is not defined at Module:IPA symbol/data, then an error message is returned and the page will be categorized into Category:International Phonetic Alphabet pages needing attention.

• {{IPAalink|xyz}} → Error using {{IPA symbol}}: "xyz" not found in list

The error message can be customized in |errortext=. This cancels the addition of the error category. If set to blank, the message will not appear at all.

• {{IPAalink|xyz|errortext=Custom error message}} → Custom error message
• {{IPAalink|xyz|errortext=blank}} →