How to fix the problem of typing i bar in the equation editor in Word.

Question

Hello everyone,

In Word, I want to type i bar but when I tried that the dot of i does not appear. The seteps that I followed are as followign:

1. I inseteed an equation editor as it shown in the following image:

2. Then I inserted a bar as it shown in the following image:
3. Then I inserted the small letter i as it shown in the following image:

The problem is that the dot of mall letter i does not appear.

I use Windows 10

I use Microsoft Office Home and Business 2024

Answer 1

After searching by an AI, I found a solution. I can type \overline{i} in equaiotn editor then I press Enter. Also, I kept the setting on LaTex as it shown in the following iamge:

Answer 2

Your solution is correct. In Word’s Equation Editor, using the Accent > Bar structure can cause the dot above a lowercase “i” to disappear. This is related to how Word renders mathematical accents rather than a problem with your keyboard or font.

The easiest workaround is the one you found:

Set the equation input format to LaTeX, type:

\overline{i}

Then press Enter or Space to convert it. This keeps the dot on the “i” while placing the line above it.

You can also try UnicodeMath mode and enter:

\overbar(i)

then press Space to build the equation. Word officially supports overbar expressions in its linear equation format.

Microsoft’s documentation about LaTeX and UnicodeMath equations in Word: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/word/linear-format-equations-using-unicodemath-and-latex-in-word

For your case, I would continue using \overline{i} since you have already confirmed that it gives the required result.