How to Type í (I with acute) on HTML

Q: What is the Unicode code for í?

U+00ED. In HTML it is &iacute;.

Published September 11, 2026, 2 min read

Need í on HTML for a name, an address or a word in another language? You do not have to copy it from a website every time. The fastest method is í, and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

í on HTML: í

Í on HTML: Í

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for í
Named entity	`í`
Decimal entity	`í`
Hex entity	`í`
CSS content	`content: "\00ED";`
JavaScript	`"\u00ED"`
URL encoded	`%C3%AD`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 AD`

Method 2: Type it directly with UTF-8

If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste í straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

Method 3: Watch for normalization

í can also be written as i plus a combining mark. Both look the same but compare as different strings. In JavaScript, call str.normalize("NFC") before comparing or searching.

How to type the capital Í

The uppercase form works the same way with Shift added where a letter is typed.

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Í
Named entity	`Í`
Decimal entity	`Í`
Hex entity	`Í`
CSS content	`content: "\00CD";`
JavaScript	`"\u00CD"`
URL encoded	`%C3%8D`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 8D`

Type it directly with UTF-8

If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste Í straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

About the letter í

í is Unicode U+00ED, named LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH ACUTE. It is used in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Icelandic and Dutch. A short line slanting up to the right. It marks stress in Spanish (canción), a closed vowel in French (été), vowel length in Czech, Hungarian and Irish, and a rising tone in Vietnamese and Pinyin. See the í character page for every code and shortcut.

Troubleshooting

If you see Ã and other symbols, the file is UTF-8 but the browser reads it as Windows-1252. Add the meta charset tag.
Named entities are case sensitive: É and é are different letters.
In XML and XHTML only five named entities exist, so use numeric codes there.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for í on HTML?

í.

Can I just copy and paste í?

Yes. Click the copy button above, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows and Chromebook, Cmd+V on a Mac, or touch and hold and choose Paste on a phone.

What is the Unicode code for í?

U+00ED. In HTML it is í.

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