Placing a phonemic rendering of the word characters in Template:IPA places the contents in a span with a class attribute.

with {{IPA}}

• {{IPA|ɯ}}

produces:

• ɯ

while with {{IPA2}}

• {{IPA2|ɯ}}

produces:

• IPA: [ɯ] Category:IPA templates Category:Typing-aid templates#IPA