How to Type ï (I with umlaut) on HTML

Published August 17, 2026, 2 min read

Typing ï (i with umlaut) on HTML takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is ï. Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ï and what to do when a method does not work.

ï on HTML: ï

Ï on HTML: Ï

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ï
Named entity	`ï`
Decimal entity	`ï`
Hex entity	`ï`
CSS content	`content: "\00EF";`
JavaScript	`"\u00EF"`
URL encoded	`%C3%AF`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 AF`

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

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ï 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 Ï

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ï
Named entity	`Ï`
Decimal entity	`Ï`
Hex entity	`Ï`
CSS content	`content: "\00CF";`
JavaScript	`"\u00CF"`
URL encoded	`%C3%8F`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 8F`

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

About the letter ï

ï is Unicode U+00EF, named LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS. It is used in French, Dutch, Catalan, Welsh and Afrikaans. Two dots above a letter. As a German umlaut it changes the vowel sound (ä, ö, ü); as a diaeresis in French, Dutch, Spanish or English (naïve, Noël) it shows that a vowel is pronounced separately. See the ï 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 ï on HTML?

ï.

Can I just copy and paste ï?

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 ï?

U+00EF. In HTML it is ï.

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