How to Type î (I with circumflex) on HTML

Published August 18, 2026, 2 min read

Need î 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 î, and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

î on HTML: î

Î on HTML: Î

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for î
Named entity	`î`
Decimal entity	`î`
Hex entity	`î`
CSS content	`content: "\00EE";`
JavaScript	`"\u00EE"`
URL encoded	`%C3%AE`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 AE`

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 î straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

Method 3: Watch for normalization

î 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 Î

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Î
Named entity	`Î`
Decimal entity	`Î`
Hex entity	`Î`
CSS content	`content: "\00CE";`
JavaScript	`"\u00CE"`
URL encoded	`%C3%8E`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 8E`

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 Î straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

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

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 î on HTML?

î.

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.

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