Lowercase i with circumflex (î) is the Latin-1 Supplement character at Unicode U+00EE (LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX). The circumflex (ˆ) sits above the letter. It appears in French and Romanian. HTML5 defines the named entity î.
Remember
Character î
Unicode U+00EE
Named entity î
Hex entity î
Decimal î
CSS escape \00EE
All of these produce the same glyph: î. Prefer î or a pasted î in UTF-8 pages; use numeric or CSS forms when you need them.
Reference
Quick Reference
One table for every form you will actually use.
Form
Code
Where it goes
Direct character
î
HTML text (UTF-8 default)
Named entity
î
HTML markup (readable choice)
Hex entity
î
HTML markup
Decimal entity
î
HTML markup
CSS escape
\00EE
Stylesheet content
When to Use Which
Situation
Use
French / Romanian UTF-8 text
Type or paste î
Readable entity in HTML source
î
Numeric entity required
î or î
Generated text via ::before / ::after
content: "\00EE"
Plain i or i with acute (í)
Different characters — see Related Topics
See it
Live Preview
Lowercase i with circumflex rendered in common contexts.
Frenchaî, naître
Romanianîn, început
Large glyphî
Case pairÎ î
With entitiesNamed: î | Hex: î | Decimal: î
Not the samei (U+0069) · í (í)
Code
Complete HTML Example
One page that shows lowercase i with circumflex with named, hex, decimal, and CSS forms. Use View Output or open the live editor.
Named + Hex + Decimal + CSS
Four ways to produce î in a single document.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Lowercase I Circumflex (î) in HTML</title>
<style>
#point::after {
content: "\00EE";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>I Circumflex using Named Entity: î</p>
<p>I Circumflex using Hex Code: î</p>
<p>I Circumflex using HTML Code: î</p>
<p id="point">I Circumflex using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
I Circumflex using Named Entity: î
I Circumflex using Hex Code: î
I Circumflex using HTML Code: î
I Circumflex using CSS Entity: î
How It Works
1. Named:î is the HTML5 named entity for U+00EE. Clearest form in HTML source.
2. Hex:U+00EE → î in HTML. Same glyph as named.
3. Decimal: same code point as 238 → î. Same result.
4. CSS: use \00EE in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that î after the paragraph text.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with the i circumflex entity.
Named
Prefer î
HTML5 defines a named entity for this letter — use it for readable HTML.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\00EE belongs in CSS. î / î / î belong in HTML.
Look-alikes
Not i or í
Plain i is U+0069; i acute í is U+00ED. Circumflex is a different diacritic.
Case
î vs Î
Uppercase is U+00CE (Î) — a different code point from U+00EE.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish with ; — write î, not î.
UTF-8
Declare charset
If you paste î directly, serve the page as UTF-8 with <meta charset="UTF-8">.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Lowercase i with circumflex (U+00EE) and its entity forms (î, î, î, CSS \\00EE) are supported in all mainstream browsers.
✓ Universal support
Lowercase I Circumflex (î)
Use î, paste î, or encode with hex, decimal, or CSS escape — same glyph everywhere.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+00EE / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Prefer î or a pasted î in UTF-8 text. Use î / î when a numeric form is required, and \\00EE only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: i with circumflex is U+00EE (decimal 238), Latin-1 Supplement.
HTML: prefer î, or use î / î.
CSS: use \00EE inside content for generated text.
Use: French and Romanian — not the same as plain i or í.
One line:U+00EE → î, or î / î / CSS \00EE.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use î (named), î (hex), î (decimal), or the CSS escape \00EE in the content property. All render î. In UTF-8 files you can also type or paste î directly.
U+00EE (LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX). Hex 00EE, decimal 238. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement and appears in French (e.g. aî, naître) and Romanian (e.g. în).
Yes. HTML5 defines î for this character. You can also use numeric references î or î.
Use it for French, Romanian, and other languages that need î, linguistic examples, CSS-generated content, or when encoding must be explicit. Prefer î when you want a readable named form in HTML source.
HTML entities (î, î, or î) go in markup. The CSS escape \00EE is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render î.
Plain i is U+0069. I with acute í is U+00ED (í). I with circumflex î is U+00EE — a different diacritic (ˆ). Do not substitute one for another.
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Did you know?
Lowercase i with circumflex (î) is Unicode U+00EE (decimal 238) in the Latin-1 Supplement. HTML5 defines the named entity î — also usable as î or î. Common in French and Romanian.
