The Scottish Gaelic term is corra-litir ( pronounced ). In Ireland, the term cló Gaelach is used in opposition to the term cló Rómhánach, Roman type. The terms Gaelic type, Gaelic script and Irish character translate the Irish phrase cló Gaelach ( pronounced ). The 'Anglo-Saxon' types of the 17th century are included in this category because both the Anglo-Saxon types and the Gaelic/Irish types derive from the insular manuscript hand. Sometimes, all Gaelic typefaces are called Celtic or uncial although most Gaelic types are not uncials. It was widely used from the 16th century until the mid-18th century in Scotland and the mid-20th century in Ireland, but is now rarely used. Gaelic type (sometimes called Irish character, Irish type, or Gaelic script) is a family of Insular script typefaces devised for printing Classical Gaelic. For the distinction between, / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
