A️

A️ (that is A️) is i.

Whenever someone typed an i on iOS 11, prior to iOS 11.1.1, autocorrect would change it to an A followed by Unicode character U+FE0F (VARIATION SELECTOR-16).

This was also spotted slipping into some website. Shawn Blanc’s My Favorite Apps of 2017 was cached in Martijn van der Ven’s reader without any I’s:

This year A️ made a few big changes to a few major apps.

See Also

• Unicode Character 'VARIATION SELECTOR-16' (U+FE0F)
• Apple Support: If you type the letter “i” and it autocorrects to an “A” with a symbol
  • The same support page prior to iOS 11.1.1 release advised people to manually set up a Text Replacement.
• lulz