The Accent Letters

Ǐ Capital I with caron

Ǐ
NameCapital I with caron
Lowercaseǐ
UnicodeU+01CF (Latin Capital Letter I With Caron)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeǏ or Ǐ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 01CF with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut01CF then Alt+X
LaTeX\v{I}
CSS / JavaScript\01CF / \u01CF
UTF-8 bytesC7 8F
URL encoded%C7%8F

Ǐ is the letter I with the caron (háček), used in Mandarin Pinyin. A small v above a letter, called háček in Czech and kvačica in Croatian. It softens consonants (č, š, ž, ř) and marks the third tone in Pinyin (ǎ, ǐ).

How to type Ǐ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 01CF (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Mandarin Pinyin keyboard
AndroidAdd Mandarin Pinyin keyboard
Microsoft Word01CF then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 01cf, Space
HTMLǏ
LaTeX\v{I}
Excel=UNICHAR(463)

Used in these languages

Mandarin Pinyin

About the caron (háček)

See every letter with the caron (háček).

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 aboveĬ Capital I with breveỈ 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 Ǐ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 01CF with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ǐ?

Ǐ is U+01CF, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH CARON. In HTML write Ǐ.

Which languages use Ǐ?

Mandarin Pinyin.