î I with circumflex

Name	I with circumflex
Uppercase	Î
Unicode	U+00EE (Latin Small Letter I With Circumflex)
HTML entity	`î`
HTML code	`î` or `î`
Windows Alt code	`Alt`+`0238`
Mac shortcut	`Option`+`I`, then `I`
Word shortcut	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`^`, then `I`
LaTeX	`\^{\i}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\00EE` / `\u00EE`
UTF-8 bytes	C3 AE
URL encoded	`%C3%AE`

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`+`0238`
Mac	`Option`+`I`, then `I`
iPhone	Hold i
Android	Hold i
Microsoft Word	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`^`, then `I`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 00ee, `Space`
HTML	`î`
LaTeX	`\^{\i}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(238)`

Used in these languages

French Italian Romanian Welsh Afrikaans

About the circumflex

See every letter with the circumflex.

Other accented i letters

í i with acute ï i with umlaut ì i with grave ī i with macron ĩ i with tilde į i with ogonek ı Dotless i ĭ i with breve ǐ i with caron ỉ i with hook above ị i with dot below ȉ i with double grave ȋ i with inverted breve ḭ i with tilde below ḯ 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 0238 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+I, then I. On phones, touch and hold i.

What is the Unicode for î?

î is U+00EE, named LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX. In HTML write î.

Which languages use î?

French, Italian, Romanian, Welsh and Afrikaans.