Question

ɛ English bet. May be found as the e in closed syllables in Spanish. English spellings: met, said, head, dress, friend. In British English these words have a higher (mid to close-mid) vowel more like [e]. In the US South and in Black English, [ɛ] before a nasal is usually pronounced closer to /ɪ/ (the PIN-PEN merger), so these words sound the same: kin-ken, bin-ben, and him-hem).

Accepted Answer

Open-mid Front Unrounded http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-mid_front_unrounded_vowel

Symbol	ɛ
Name	Open-mid Front Unrounded
Notes	English bet. May be found as the e in closed syllables in Spanish. English spellings: met, said, head, dress, friend. In British English these words have a higher (mid to close-mid) vowel more like [e]. In the US South and in Black English, [ɛ] before a nasal is usually pronounced closer to /ɪ/ (the PIN-PEN merger), so these words sound the same: kin-ken, bin-ben, and him-hem).
Ref	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-mid_front_unrounded_vowel

E English D Words ɛ Open Mid Front Unrounded