Î Capital I with circumflex

Name	Capital I with circumflex
Lowercase	î
Unicode	U+00CE (Latin Capital Letter I With Circumflex)
HTML entity	`Î`
HTML code	`Î` or `Î`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0206`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`I`, then `Shift`+`I`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`^`, then `Shift`+`I`
LaTeX	`\^{I}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\00CE` / `\u00CE`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 8E
URL encoded	`%C3%8E`

Î is the letter I with the circumflex, used in French, Italian, Romanian and Welsh. 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).

How to type Î on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Alt`+`0206`
Mac	`Option`+`I`, then `Shift`+`I`
iPhone	Hold i
Android	Hold i
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`^`, then `Shift`+`I`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00ce, `Space`
HTML	`Î`
LaTeX	`\^{I}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(206)`

Used in these languages

French Italian Romanian Welsh Afrikaans

About the circumflex

See every letter with the circumflex.

Other accented I letters

Í Capital I with acute Ï Capital I with umlaut Ì Capital I with grave Ī Capital I with macron Ĩ Capital I with tilde Į Capital I with ogonek İ Capital I with dot above Ĭ Capital I with breve Ǐ Capital I with caron Ỉ Capital I with hook above Ị Capital I with dot below Ɨ Capital I with stroke Ȉ Capital I with double grave Ȋ Capital I with inverted breve Ḭ Capital I with tilde below Ḯ Capital I with umlaut and acute All I accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Î on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0206 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+I, then Shift+I. On phones, touch and hold i.

What is the Unicode for Î?

Î is U+00CE, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX. In HTML write Î.

Which languages use Î?

French, Italian, Romanian, Welsh and Afrikaans.