How to Type î (I with circumflex) on Chromebook

Published August 18, 2026, 2 min read

The letter î does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but Chromebook still makes it easy to type. Use Ctrl+Shift+U, 00ee, Space, or pick one of the other methods in this guide. î appears in French, Italian, Romanian and Welsh.

î on Chromebook: Ctrl+Shift+U, 00ee, Space

Î on Chromebook: Ctrl+Shift+U, 00ce, Space

Or copy it:

Method 1: Unicode shortcut

Press Ctrl+Shift+U. An underlined u appears.
Type 00ee.
Press Space or Enter and î appears.

The same shortcut works on most Linux desktops.

Method 2: US International keyboard

Add it in Settings → Device → Keyboard and inputs → Input settings → Add input methods, then switch with Ctrl+Space. Press Shift+6 (^), then I.

Method 3: French keyboard

Add the French input method in the same settings screen and switch to it when writing in French. The keyboard shortcut viewer (Ctrl+Search+S) shows where each letter sits.

How to type the capital Î

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

Unicode shortcut

Press Ctrl+Shift+U. An underlined u appears.
Type 00ce.
Press Space or Enter and Î appears.

The same shortcut works on most Linux desktops.

US International keyboard

Add it in Settings → Device → Keyboard and inputs → Input settings → Add input methods, then switch with Ctrl+Space. Press Shift+6 (^), then Shift+I.

About the letter î

î is Unicode U+00EE, named LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX. It is used in French, Italian, Romanian, Welsh and Afrikaans. A small caret (^) above a vowel. In French it often marks a vanished s (forêt from forest), in Portuguese a closed vowel, in Welsh a long vowel, and in Vietnamese a distinct vowel (â, ê, ô). See the î character page for every code and shortcut.

Troubleshooting

Ctrl+Shift+U does not work in some Android apps on ChromeOS. Use it in Chrome and web apps.
Make sure you type the code in lowercase or uppercase; both work, but do not include "U+".
If nothing happens, check that an input method other than the default English one is not active.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for î on Chromebook?

Ctrl+Shift+U, 00ee, Space.

Can I just copy and paste î?

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 î?

U+00EE. In HTML it is î.

Related guides

All accent shortcuts for Chromebook