HTML Entity for Lowercase I Acute (í)
What You'll Learn
How to display the lowercase i with acute accent (í) in HTML using named entity, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+00ED in the Latin-1 Supplement block and is essential for Spanish, Portuguese, Irish, Catalan, and other languages where the acute accent indicates stress or a distinct vowel quality.
Render it with í, í, í, or CSS escape \00ED. The named entity í is often the most readable option in HTML source.
⚡ Quick Reference — Lowercase I Acute Entity
U+00EDLatin-1 Supplement
íHexadecimal reference
íDecimal reference
íMost readable option
Name Value
──────────── ──────────
Unicode U+00ED
Hex code í
HTML code í
Named entity í
CSS code \00ED
Meaning Latin small letter i with acute
Related U+00CD = Í (uppercase)
Block Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)Complete HTML Example
A simple example showing the lowercase i acute (í) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the named entity, and a CSS content escape:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#point:after{
content: "\00ED";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): í</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): í</p>
<p>Symbol (named): í</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
The lowercase i acute (í) and the named entity í are universally supported in modern browsers:
👀 Live Preview
See the lowercase i acute (í) in language and content contexts:
🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
í uses the Unicode hexadecimal value ED to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.
Decimal HTML Code
í uses the decimal Unicode value 237 to display the same character. A common method for Latin-1 characters.
Named Entity
í is the standard named entity for í—readable in source HTML and part of the HTML Latin-1 entity set.
CSS Entity
\00ED is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.
Same visual result
All four methods produce the glyph: í. Unicode U+00ED sits in Latin-1 Supplement. Uppercase equivalent: U+00CD (Í). Do not confuse with plain i (U+0069), grave ì (ì), or circumflex î (î).
Use Cases
The lowercase i acute (í) is commonly used in:
Essential in words like sí (yes), día (day), aquí (here), and también (also). The accent can change meaning—sí vs si (if).
Used in país (country), aquí, and other words requiring the acute accent on i.
The acute (fada) marks a long vowel, e.g. sí (she) and í (she/her).
International and localized content that must display accented characters correctly.
Courses, dictionaries, and educational materials teaching accented letters.
Correct encoding ensures screen readers pronounce words properly (e.g. sí vs si in Spanish).
Proper spelling helps search indexing and users in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets.
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Use
íin HTML when possible for readability - Serve pages as UTF-8; you can also type í directly in UTF-8 source
- Set
langattributes (e.g.lang="es",lang="ga") for correct pronunciation - Use fonts that support Latin-1 Supplement characters
- Distinguish í (U+00ED) from plain
i(U+0069)—meaning can change in Spanish
Don’t
- Substitute plain
iwhen í is required for correct spelling - Confuse í (acute) with ì (grave) or î (circumflex)
- Put CSS escape
\00EDin HTML text nodes - Omit UTF-8 encoding on pages with accented characters
- Mix entity styles randomly without reason in one file
Key Takeaways
Four references render í; named entity is most readable
í í íFor CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property
\00EDUnicode U+00ED — LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH ACUTE
Essential for Spanish, Portuguese, Irish, Catalan, and i18n content
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
í (named), í (hex), í (decimal), or \00ED in CSS content. The named entity í is the most readable for HTML content.U+00ED (LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH ACUTE). Latin-1 Supplement block. Hex ED, decimal 237. Used in Spanish, Portuguese, Irish, Catalan, and many other languages.í or í) or the named entity í is used in HTML content. The CSS entity (\00ED) is used in CSS, e.g. in the content property of pseudo-elements. Both produce í but in different contexts.í) has an acute accent (´). ì (U+00EC, ì) has a grave accent (`). î (U+00EE, î) has a circumflex (^). They are different Unicode characters used in different languages—for example Italian uses ì, French and Romanian use î, Spanish and Irish use í.Explore More HTML Entities!
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