i, ninth letter of the . It corresponds to the yod, which may derive from an early symbol for hand, and to the Greek iota (Ι). Early Greek forms from the island of Thera resembled the Semitic more than the later single vertical stroke. In and early Corinthian inscriptions a form resembling an appears. The had the form I, and this was the form in all the Italic alphabets, including the Etruscan.The minuscule letter is merely a shortened form of the majuscule. The dot first appears in manuscripts of about the 11th century and was used to distinguish the letter and assist reading in words in which it was in close proximity to letters such as n or m (inimicis, for example). The dot frequently took the form of a dash. It became the custom in medieval manuscripts to distinguish an initial or otherwise prominent i by continuing it below the line, and it was from this habit that the differentiation of the letters i and arose. The initial letter, nearly always lengthened, had most frequently a consonantal force, and this led to j representing the consonant, i the . The two letters were not considered as separate until the 17th century.In Semitic the letter represented a sound akin to the English y. In Greek, Latin, and the it has represented a high front vowel similar to English long e, as in be. In Latin short i represented a considerably more open sound than long i, as is evidenced by the fact that in Late Latin it ran together with long e. In modern English the sound of short i is almost identical to what it was in Latin—e.g., in the word pit. Long i has become a diphthong (ai, as in the word ice), its former sound as a high front vowel having been assumed by long e as its position shifted forward and upward., Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you., In this post, we will explore the different “I accent mark” and provide comprehensive instructions on how to type “I accent” on different devices, operating systems, and software. Acute Accent (Í): Frequently used in Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages, the acute accent modifies the pronunciation of “I” to create a more open sound..