Tips and Tricks
Shortcuts to Success: Take The Dot Off a Lower-Case I
SPD-U SHORTCUT OF THE WEEK
option + shift + B
Sometimes, the dot over an i can look awkward. When that happens, type option + shift + B to get a dotless lower-case i.
For typography purists, who would never do this for a design element, there's actually a legitimate reason to remove an i's dot. From wikipedia: "The Turkish alphabet, which is a variant of the Latin alphabet, includes two distinct versions of the letter I, one dotted and the other dotless."
See an example after the jump.
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This week's shortcut brought to you by Joseph Caserto.
1. The i dot may look awkward if there are no ascenders or descenders in display text (headlines, decks, and type that is used as design elements, as opposed to text).
2. Type option + shift B for a dotless i.
3. Tighten the leading to bring the lines together, and the words will read more as a single element.