Near-open front unrounded vowel

{{Infobox IPA|ipa number=325|decimal=230|x-sampa= { |kirshenbaum=& The near-open front unrounded vowel, or near-low front unrounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is $\langle\rangle$, a lowercase of the $\langleÆ\rangle$ ligature. Both the symbol and the sound are commonly referred to as "ash".
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The IPA prefers the terms "close" and "open" for vowels, and the name of this article follows this preference. However, a large number of linguists, perhaps a majority, prefer the terms "high" and "low".

In practice, is sometimes used to represent an open front unrounded vowel; see the introduction to that page for more information.