sˈɪns ðiːz kˈæɹɪktɚz ɑːɹ bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐ dɹˈæft ʌvðɪ ˌaɪˌɛsˈoʊ ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn sˈɪɹiz, sˌʌm ʌv mˈaɪkɹəsˌɑːfts sˈɪmbəlz ɑːɹ vˈɪʒuːəli vˈɛɹi sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ðɪ ˌaɪˌɛsˈoʊ sˈɪmbəlz, lˈiːdɪŋ mˈɛni tə fˈɔlsli ɐsˈuːm ðæt ðeɪ ɑːɹ aɪdˈɛntɪkəl.
Since these characters are based on a draft of the ISO-8859 series, some of Microsoft's symbols are visually very similar to the ISO symbols, leading many to falsely assume that they are identical.