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I With Accent Marks: Every Accented I

Updated 19 Aug 2026 · by SKK · 4 platforms covered
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I takes the full run of vowel accents: acute í, grave ì, circumflex î, diaeresis ï, tilde ĩ, macron ī, breve ĭ, ogonek į and caron ǐ. Spanish, French, Italian, the Baltic languages and Pinyin all lean on them, and Turkish adds the dotted capital İ. Tap any character below to copy it.

01 Step by step, per platform

A real, followable procedure for every platform, not a thin restatement of the shortcut.

On Windows

  1. The common Latin-1 forms have direct Alt codes: í = Alt 0237, î = Alt 0238, ï = Alt 0239, ì = Alt 0236. Hold Alt, type the number on the numeric keypad, then release.
  2. For any other form, press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol panel, switch to the Symbols tab and search the accent name.
  3. Or type the code from the table below into Microsoft Word and press Alt + X, for example 012C then Alt+X gives Ĭ.

On Mac

  1. Press Option+E, then I to get í.
  2. Press Option+`, then I to get ì.
  3. Press Option+I, then I to get î.
  4. Press Option+U, then I to get ï.
  5. For the rest, open the Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search the accent name.

Microsoft Word & Google Docs

  1. In Word, type the four-character code then press Alt + X, for example 012C then Alt+X becomes Ĭ.
  2. Or use Insert → Symbol → More Symbols and pick the letter from the Latin subset.
  3. In Google Docs, use Insert → Special characters and search latin i, or draw the accent in the sketch box.

On phones (iOS & Android)

  1. On the on-screen keyboard, press and hold the I key. A popup of accented options appears, such as í î ï ì ĭ, slide to the one you want and release.
  2. For a form that is not on the popup, copy it from the keys above and paste it where you need it.

02 Characters in this set

Latin Capital Letter I With Acute Latin Capital Letter I With Breve Latin Capital Letter I With Caron Latin Capital Letter I With Circumflex Latin Capital Letter I With Diaeresis Latin Capital Letter I With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter I With Double Grave Latin Capital Letter I With Grave Latin Capital Letter I With Inverted Breve Latin Capital Letter I With Macron Latin Capital Letter I With Ogonek Latin Capital Letter I With Tilde Latin Small Letter I With Acute Latin Small Letter I With Breve Latin Small Letter I With Caron Latin Small Letter I With Circumflex Latin Small Letter I With Diaeresis Latin Small Letter I With Double Grave Latin Small Letter I With Grave Latin Small Letter I With Inverted Breve Latin Small Letter I With Macron Latin Small Letter I With Ogonek Latin Small Letter I With Tilde Latin Capital Letter I With Stroke

03 Codes for every accented form

Unicode point, HTML entity and the Windows shortcut for each form. Codes shown as Alt 0nnn are typed on the numeric keypad; codes shown as hhhh Alt+X are typed in Microsoft Word, then converted with Alt+X.

CharacterAccentUnicodeHTMLWindows
Í Acute · capital U+00CD Í Alt 0205
Ĭ Breve · capital U+012C Ĭ 012C Alt+X
Ǐ Caron · capital U+01CF Ǐ 01CF Alt+X
Î Circumflex · capital U+00CE Î Alt 0206
Ï Diaeresis · capital U+00CF Ï Alt 0207
İ Dot above · capital U+0130 İ 0130 Alt+X
Ȉ Double grave · capital U+0208 Ȉ 0208 Alt+X
Ì Grave · capital U+00CC Ì Alt 0204
Ȋ Inverted breve · capital U+020A Ȋ 020A Alt+X
Ī Macron · capital U+012A Ī 012A Alt+X
Į Ogonek · capital U+012E Į 012E Alt+X
Ĩ Tilde · capital U+0128 Ĩ 0128 Alt+X
í Acute · small U+00ED í Alt 0237
ĭ Breve · small U+012D ĭ 012D Alt+X
ǐ Caron · small U+01D0 ǐ 01D0 Alt+X
î Circumflex · small U+00EE î Alt 0238
ï Diaeresis · small U+00EF ï Alt 0239
ȉ Double grave · small U+0209 ȉ 0209 Alt+X
ì Grave · small U+00EC ì Alt 0236
ȋ Inverted breve · small U+020B ȋ 020B Alt+X
ī Macron · small U+012B ī 012B Alt+X
į Ogonek · small U+012F į 012F Alt+X
ĩ Tilde · small U+0129 ĩ 0129 Alt+X
Ɨ Stroke · capital U+0197 Ɨ 0197 Alt+X

04 Troubleshooting & confusables

Looks like itBut it's actuallyWhen to use
İ vs I Dotted vs dotless capital Turkish distinguishes a dotted İ (capital of i) from a dotless I (capital of ı). Using the wrong one changes the word, this is the classic Turkish casing trap.
í vs ì Acute vs grave í (acute) marks stress in Spanish and Irish; ì (grave) marks a low tone or Italian stress. The accent leans opposite ways.
ï vs î Diaeresis vs circumflex ï tells you to sound the I separately (French "naïve"); î marks a lengthened or historical vowel (French "île").

05 FAQ

How do I type í on a keyboard?

On Windows hold Alt and type 0237 for í or 0205 for Í on the numeric keypad. On a Mac press Option+E then I. On a phone, press and hold the I key and choose í.

What is the difference between İ and I in Turkish?

Turkish has two I letters: dotted (i / İ) and dotless (ı / I). The capital of the dotted i keeps its dot as İ, while the capital of the dotless ı is a plain I. Swapping them mis-spells Turkish words.

How do I type ï (I with two dots)?

Press Option+U then I on a Mac, or hold Alt and type 0239 on Windows. On a phone, long-press the I key and pick ï. It is used in French, Dutch and Catalan to split a vowel pair.

Which languages use ī?

The macron-I (ī) marks a long vowel in Latvian, Lithuanian, Māori and romanised Sanskrit and Japanese. It has no Alt+0 code, use Word's Alt+X with 012B.

Is there an Alt code for every accented I?

Only ì í î ï (and their capitals) have Latin-1 Alt codes. Rarer forms such as ī, ĭ, į or ǐ do not; type the code from the table above into Word and press Alt+X.

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