ΐ

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See also: ι, Ι, ί, ϊ, Ϊ, , , and
ΐ U+0390, ΐ
GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH DIALYTIKA AND TONOS
Composition:ι [U+03B9] + ◌̈ [U+0308] + ◌́ [U+0301]
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Greek and Coptic Α
U+1FD3, ΐ
GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH DIALYTIKA AND OXIA
Composition:ι [U+03B9] + ◌̈ [U+0308] + ◌́ [U+0301]

Greek Extended

Translingual

Letter

ΐ (upper case Ϊ́)

  1. (Modern Greek) a iota with a dialytika and a tonos
  2. (Ancient Greek) a iota with a diaeresis and an oxia

Usage notes

  • Unicode treats these two similar Greek letters as canonically equivalent; consequently, the Modern Greek iota with dialytika-tonos will normally be displayed, unless the display of the Ancient Greek iota with diaeresis-oxia is forced instead (such as by employing the HTML NCR ΐ).