What ı means
ı is a vowel letter, not an i missing its dot.
In Turkish, ı and dotted i represent different vowels. Replacing ı with i can change a word or name; Azerbaijani also uses this letter.
Why are there two i letters in Turkish?
They represent two different vowels.
In 1928, Turkey adopted the modern Latin-based Turkish alphabet, replacing the Arabic-script alphabet used for Ottoman Turkish, the historical language of the Ottoman Empire. It spells the two Turkish vowels with separate letters: ı and i.
Why does ı turn into i?
A case-conversion round trip can apply mismatched language rules.
In Turkish, ı becomes capital I and i becomes İ. General English-style lowercasing turns I back into i, so an upper-then-lowercase conversion can change ı. Set the text's language to Turkish before changing case.
In Turkish and Azerbaijani it is an ordinary letter; in English text it can look like an i with a missing dot.
Do not replace ı with i in Turkish spelling; they represent different vowels.
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ILatin Capital Letter I
iLatin Small Letter I
İLatin Capital Letter I With Dot Above
ȷLatin Small Letter Dotless J
ᛁRunic Letter Isaz Is Iss I
ᴵModifier Letter Capital I
ꟷLatin Epigraphic Letter Sideways I
ꟾLatin Epigraphic Letter I Longa
𐰄Old Turkic Letter Yenisei I
𝚤Mathematical Italic Small Dotless I
įLatin Small Letter I With Ogonek
IJLatin Capital Ligature Ij
ALatin Capital Letter A
BLatin Capital Letter B
CLatin Capital Letter C
DLatin Capital Letter D
ELatin Capital Letter ECollections with ı
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How to type or find ı
- Also called
- dotless i · Turkish ı
- Search it as
- Turkish i · i without a dot · type ı · Turkish alphabet
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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