But what you sometimes see is some characters appearing in a different font than the rest of the text, like this: Most modern computers should already have some fonts that can display IPA characters.I work with the IPA a lot, so I find keyboard entry indispensable. Keyboard layouts allow you to enter IPA fonts directly by hitting key combinations, as explained below. This page explains how to set up International Phonetic Alphabet IPA fonts and keyboard layouts on your computer.