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Built-in Mathematica Symbol

InputAliases

InputAliases
is an option for cells and notebooks which specifies additional Esc name Esc aliases to be allowed on input.

The setting InputAliases->{"name₁"->expr₁, ...} specifies that the Esc name_i Esc should be replaced on input by the corresponding expr_i.

Create a notebook that uses Esc dli Esc as an alias for \[DotlessI]:

Alias input starts with an Esc, indicated on screen by

Typing Esc again produces the desired result form:

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