Near-close central rounded vowel

{{infobox IPA }} The near-close central rounded vowel, or near-high central rounded vowel, is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The International Phonetic Alphabet can represent this sound in a number of ways (see the box on the right), but the most common symbols are $\langle\rangle$ (centralized ) and $\langle\rangle$ (lowered ). The third edition of the OED adopted an unofficial extension of the IPA, $\langle\rangle$, that is a conflation of $\langle\rangle$ and $\langle\rangle$, and represents either or free variation between  and.
 * ipa symbol=ʊ̈
 * ipa symbol2=ʉ̞
 * ipa number=321 415
 * decimal1=650|decimal2=776
 * x-sampa=U\ or }_o
 * braille=of |braille2=4 |braille3=cc

The IPA prefers terms "close" and "open" for vowels, and the name of the article follows this. However, a large number of linguists, perhaps a majority, prefer the terms "high" and "low".