Leading ‘i’s in domains — to capitalize, or not? The conflict is real.

[Molly]

Hi guys. I often find myself conflicted on capitalizing the letter I in a domain name when it’s the first letter. How do you deal with I’s? And is this as big of a deal to you as it is to me?

I really wish they didn’t look so much like lower case l’s, and so I often replace them with ‘i’, which I’m not crazy about. Thanks!

 

[MariaEl]

Hi guys. I often find myself conflicted on capitalizing the letter I in a domain name when it’s the first letter. How do you deal with I’s? And is this as big of a deal to you as it is to me?

I really wish they didn’t look so much like lower case l’s, and so I often replace them with ‘i’, which I’m not crazy about. Thanks!

Thank you very much for bringing this into my attention, I have somehow neglected the importance of it. Maybe this is what is happening with one of my "brandable" names, which I always submit to contests with the initial "i" capitalized; I bet many contest holders are confused when they see it.

Me too, waiting for a reply from experts here...

 

[HotKey]

Try using fonts that have arms, eg "I" if you have control over the font family type. Agree it is a nuance in domain titling. You can also use all pascal or lowercase for the name to eliminate confusion, if also within your control.

 

[HotKey]

Like the name "igloo"

I would prefer IGLOO vs Igloo

There's camel casing too. Say the name "inside looks"..

InsideLooks vs Insidelooks

 

[Molly]

Hi guys. I often find myself conflicted on capitalizing the letter I in a domain name when it’s the first letter. How do you deal with I’s? And is this as big of a deal to you as it is to me?

I really wish they didn’t look so much like lower case l’s, and so I often replace them with ‘i’, which I’m not crazy about. Thanks!

Any other opinions?

 

[Future Sensors]

The best presentation on an end-user's website is highly dependent on the exact domain. For example, Apple presents their flagship product as iPhone, but in other cases an uppercase I is better as an initial letter.

When it comes to the presentation of your domains as a domain seller, you have to look at it on a case-by-case basis, too. With which presentation will it have the greatest impact? But keep in mind that on many websites, including those of registrar partners, the domain is simply displayed all in lowercase and there is little you can do to change that presentation.

Don't you worry.

 

[Jannes]

Chicago Ill (Illinois, not the 3rd album of the band)
You Can Call Me Al (but not AI)

it is what it is

 

[D Haynes]

I'd present all in UPPER case or all in lower case or even both, one above the other to make it obvious (think Epik used to do this).

 

[DomainNature]

Present them as browser presents, no matter if you present with big (I) the browser will always show it as (i) small, easy as that.

 

[MariaEl]

I'd present all in UPPER case or all in lower case or even both, one above the other to make it obvious (think Epik used to do this).

Dynadot does this, indeed, on their Sales Landers (viewer can choose between both options).

 

[VadimK]

I would never capitalize ''i'' unless you want to capitalize the whole name (and then the word is very clear).

I remember back in the time when I almost bought ''ltaka'' instead of ''itaka''...

 

[biggie]

Any other opinions?

Hi

the i's have it

i in lower case, think you worry too much.

imo....

 

[equity78]

Hi

the i's have it

i in lower case, think you worry too much.

imo....

Agree I prefer the lower case.

 

[Domo Sapiens]

Apple established the trend/protocol (near de facto)...

 

[dncafe]

I always capitalize the first letter of each word, regardless of letter:

ItalianFood.com
ItsFunny.com

If it's a short acronym type domain all uppercase:

ITAT.com
IFSD.com

 

[Future Sensors]

I always capitalize the first letter of each word, regardless of letter:

ItalianFood.com
ItsFunny.com

If it's a short acronym type domain all uppercase:

ITAT.com
IFSD.com

Following this strategy, would you write IPAD and IPHONE, iPad and iPhone, or even Ipad and Iphone?

 

[dncafe]

Following this strategy, would you write IPAD and IPHONE, iPad and iPhone, or even Ipad and Iphone?

iPhoneCase.com
iPadCase.com

That's the rare exception because its branded with a lower case i, but I wouldn't buy those anyways because they're trademarked and you risk losing them in a UDRP filing

 

[Future Sensors]

but I wouldn't buy those anyways because they're trademarked and you risk losing them in a UDRP filing

Oh yes, sure. We're only talking theory here.

 

[URL Stream]

AIInvestments vs AiInvestments?​

AILogos vs AiLogos?​

 

[vincew]

As was mentioned, switch to a different font. I do so occasionally, depending on the situation.

I is better than I.

 

[King]

Most web fonts make the l & I look similar, it can get confusing, like here. I prefer lowercase i.

 

[URL Stream]

when there are a few capitals in a row that that don't all connect it seems not to flow well too, imo.
ie AI Investment vs AIInvestment vs AiInvestment
or URL Stream vs URLStream vs URLstream.

 

[Future Sensors]

Most web fonts make the l & I look similar, it can get confusing, like here. I prefer lowercase i.

During its innovative phase before being acquired by GoDaddy, Dan.com developed a special font "Graphik Dan", that made the difference between lowercase ‘L’ and uppercase ‘i’ easily distinguishable. It's described here:

https://news.dan.com/200848-a-new-foundation-for-dan

 

[Kyle Tully]

During its innovative phase before being acquired by GoDaddy, Dan.com developed a special font "Graphik Dan", that made the difference between lowercase ‘L’ and uppercase ‘i’ easily distinguishable. It's described here:

https://news.dan.com/200848-a-new-foundation-for-dan

Add it to the killed by GD website.

 

[Future Sensors]

Add it to the killed by GD website.

You're right. I'll tag @dirk.