The Accent Letters

Ĭ Capital I with breve

Ĭ
NameCapital I with breve
Lowercaseĭ
UnicodeU+012C (Latin Capital Letter I With Breve)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeĬ or Ĭ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 012C with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut012C then Alt+X
LaTeX\u{I}
CSS / JavaScript\012C / \u012C
UTF-8 bytesC4 AC
URL encoded%C4%AC

Ĭ is the letter I with the breve. A small cup above a letter. Romanian uses ă, Turkish ğ, Vietnamese ă, and Esperanto ŭ.

How to type Ĭ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 012C (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word012C then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 012c, Space
HTMLĬ
LaTeX\u{I}
Excel=UNICHAR(300)

About the breve

See every letter with the breve.

Other accented I letters

Í Capital I with acuteÎ Capital I with circumflexÏ Capital I with umlautÌ Capital I with graveĪ Capital I with macronĨ Capital I with tildeĮ Capital I with ogonekİ Capital I with dot aboveǏ Capital I with caronỈ Capital I with hook aboveỊ Capital I with dot belowƗ Capital I with strokeȈ Capital I with double graveȊ Capital I with inverted breveḬ Capital I with tilde belowḮ Capital I with umlaut and acuteAll I accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ĭ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 012C with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ĭ?

Ĭ is U+012C, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH BREVE. In HTML write Ĭ.

Which languages use Ĭ?

Ĭ is mostly used in transliteration, phonetics and lesser-documented languages.