I

I may refer to any of the following:

1. With computer processors, "i" is an abbreviation for the Intel company. For example, i3, i5, i7, i286, i386, and i486 are different types of Intel processors.

2. In programs dealing with text, like a word processor, an icon of an "I" may be shown to represent italics.

3. With HTML (hypertext markup language), the <i> tag is used to italicize text. See our <i> tag page for further information on this tag.

4. In text editors and any program that supports inserting text, a blinking "I" is the text cursor to indicate the insertion point. This cursor is also known as the I-beam pointer.

5. I is a keyboard key used with the keyboard shortcuts Alt+I, Command+I, and Ctrl+I.

6. With regular expressions, "i" is a regular expression flag to ignore the case (uppercase and lowercase allowed).

7. With Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet programs, "I" is the ninth column of a spreadsheet. To reference the first cell in the column, you'd use "I1."

8. When describing a resolution (e.g., 1080i) the "i" at the end of the number is short for interlace.

9. In computer gaming, I is used to access the player's inventory.

10. With Adobe Photoshop, I is a shortcut to select the Eyedropper tool. Pressing Shift+I cycles through related tools, including the Color Sampler tool, Ruler tool, Note tool, and Count tool.

11. In the phonetic alphabet, "I" is often pronounced as "India."

12. As a Roman numeral, "I" is 1.

13. I is the ninth letter of the English alphabet. The letter "I" comes after "H" and is followed by the letter "J." To create a capitalized "I," press Shift and I at the same time.

With U.S. QWERTY keyboards, the "I" key is on the top row, right of the "U," and left of the "O" key. See our keyboard page for a visual example of all keyboard keys.

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