The centrosymmetric title compound, C(8)H(8)I(2), was prepared by metathesis from the dibromo analogue. In the crystal structure, weak C-H⋯I inter-actions link the mol-ecules into stacks down the b axis. The structure is further stabilized by short I⋯I contacts [3.8433 (2) Å], forming undulating sheets in the (101) plane.