Latin Small Letter I With Acute Letter
í (i with acute) is a Latin letter with the acute accent, used in many languages to mark pronunciation.
U+00ED
The character í is called the Latin small letter I with acute. It’s used in writing systems that require the acute accent to distinguish words and sounds. Below you’ll find practical copy options and code-ready escapes.
Latin Small Letter I With Acute Letter Meaning
í is the lowercase Latin letter “i” with an acute accent. Its primary meaning is not a symbol concept, but a modified letter used to represent specific pronunciation or to distinguish different words in languages that use accents (for example, Spanish, Portuguese, and other Latin-alphabet orthographies). Visually, the acute accent (´) appears above the i and signals that the vowel should be read differently or that the word carries a particular grammatical or lexical form. When you need correct spelling and readable text, using í instead of plain i helps preserve meaning and avoids incorrect forms.
Common uses
- •Writing correct accented spellings in Spanish and Portuguese content
- •Creating names, titles, or product labels that require “í” specifically
- •Typing UI text for multilingual interfaces and forms
- •Building search- and sort-accurate text where accented characters matter
- •Quoting or proofreading documents that must match the original characters
Examples
í (i with acute) — copy and use
- ícanción
- ímañana está bien
- ícorazón
- ípaís
- ílínea
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+00ED | |
| HTML Entity | í | |
| HTML Code | í | |
| CSS | \00ED | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 0237 | |
| Decimal | 237 |
How to type Latin Small Letter I With Acute Letter (í)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 237 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 00ED then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 00ED. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 00ed, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy í with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Latin Small Letter I With Acute letter mean?
í is the lowercase Latin letter “i” with an acute accent. Its primary meaning is not a symbol concept, but a modified letter used to represent specific pronunciation or to distinguish different words in languages that use accents (for example, Spanish, Portuguese, and other Latin-alphabet orthographies). Visually, the acute accent (´) appears above the i and signals that the vowel should be read differently or that the word carries a particular grammatical or lexical form. When you need correct spelling and readable text, using í instead of plain i helps preserve meaning and avoids incorrect forms.
What character is í?
í is the Latin small letter I with acute, Unicode U+00ED.
How do I copy í reliably?
Copy the character directly from this page as text. If you need it in code, use the provided HTML, CSS, or JavaScript escapes.
What is the HTML entity for í?
The HTML entity for í is í.
What are the common code escapes for í?
CSS escape: \\00ED. JavaScript escape: \\u{00ED}.