HTML Entity for Lowercase I Double Grave (ȉ)

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⏱️ 5 min read
📚 Updated: Jun 2026
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+0209
HTML Entity for Lowercase I Double Grave tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display the lowercase i with double grave (ȉ) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This specialized Latin letter appears in linguistic descriptions, tone-marking systems, and phonetic or academic writing where precise notation matters. It is U+0209 in the Latin Extended-B block.

Render it with ȉ, ȉ, or CSS escape \209. There is no named HTML entity for this character, so numeric codes or CSS must be used.

⚡ Quick Reference — Lowercase I Double Grave Entity

Unicode U+0209

Latin Extended-B

Hex Code ȉ

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ȉ

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

No named entity

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+0209
Hex code       ȉ
HTML code      ȉ
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \209
Meaning        Latin small letter i with double grave
Related        U+0208 = uppercase equivalent (Ȉ)
Block          Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the lowercase i double grave (ȉ) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\209";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): &#x209;</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): &#521;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try It Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The lowercase i double grave (ȉ) is supported in modern browsers when using numeric entities or UTF-8:

Chrome1+
Firefox1+
Safari1+
Edge12+
Opera4+
Android4.4+
iOS Safari1+

👀 Live Preview

See the lowercase i double grave (ȉ) in linguistic and content contexts:

Large glyphȉ
LinguisticsDouble grave marks tone or prosodic features in specialized notation
Uppercase pairȈ / ȉ (U+0208 / U+0209)
Not the same asgrave ì (&igrave;), acute í, circumflex î, or other accented i forms
Numeric refs&#x209; &#521; \209

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#x209; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 209 to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#521; uses the decimal Unicode value 521 to display the same character. A common method for Latin Extended-B characters without named entities.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\209 is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
4

No Named Entity

Unlike many Latin-1 letters, ȉ has no standard named HTML entity. Use numeric references or type the character directly in UTF-8 source.

HTML markup
=

Same visual result

All three methods produce the glyph: ȉ. Unicode U+0209 sits in Latin Extended-B. It canonically decomposes to i (U+0069) + combining double grave accent (U+030F). Uppercase equivalent: U+0208 (Ȉ).

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Use Cases

The lowercase i double grave (ȉ) is commonly used in:

🗣 Tone marking

Linguistic descriptions that mark tone or prosodic features with a double grave accent.

🎓 Academic writing

Papers and books using extended Latin letters for precise notation.

📝 Transcription

Specialized transcription where diacritics encode tone or stress information.

📐 Phonetic notation

IPA and related systems where extra-low or specialized tone marks appear.

⚙ Unicode testing

Checking fonts, normalization, and rendering of uncommon diacritics.

📄 Data & search

Ensuring correct indexing and exact matching in text-heavy applications.

🌐 Internationalization

Multilingual and academic content requiring extended Latin symbols.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Serve pages as UTF-8; you can also type ȉ directly in UTF-8 source
  • Use &#521; or &#x209; when generating HTML programmatically
  • Pick fonts that support Latin Extended-B characters
  • Use numeric entities for portability since there is no named entity
  • Distinguish ȉ from grave ì, acute í, and circumflex î

Don’t

  • Expect a named HTML entity like &imath;—none exists for ȉ
  • Confuse double grave ȉ with single grave ì or other accented i forms
  • Put CSS escape \209 in HTML text nodes
  • Assume all fonts render Latin Extended-B glyphs identically
  • Omit UTF-8 encoding on pages with extended Latin characters

Key Takeaways

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Use hex or decimal references—no named entity exists

&#x209; &#521;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\209
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Unicode U+0209 — LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH DOUBLE GRAVE

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Used in linguistics, tone marking, and specialized typography

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x209; (hex), &#521; (decimal), or \209 in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity for this character.
U+0209 (LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH DOUBLE GRAVE). Latin Extended-B block. Hex 209, decimal 521. It decomposes to i + combining double grave (U+030F).
No. There is no commonly used named entity for ȉ. Use &#521; or &#x209; in HTML, or \209 in CSS.
Depending on the system, it can indicate tone or prosodic information (for example short falling tone in some South Slavic linguistic descriptions) or be used in phonetic notation such as extra-low tone marking.
Yes—if your document is UTF-8. Numeric entities are useful when you want a portable, explicit character reference, especially when generating HTML programmatically.

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