L

latin capital letter l (U+004C)

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U+004C
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Unicode Code Point
L
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Character
latin capital letter l
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Name

L (Latin Capital Letter L, U+004C) is a foundational character in the Latin script, indispensable for countless languages globally, including English, French, and Spanish, where it primarily represents a lateral approximant sound. Visually, it typically features a strong vertical stroke joined by a shorter horizontal stroke at its base, giving it a stable and angular appearance. Its journey through history is fascinating, tracing back to the Phoenician letter Lamed, which symbolized an "ox-goad," and evolving via the Greek Lambda (Λ) before reaching its modern Latin form. Beyond its lowercase counterpart 'l' (U+006C), 'L' also has various international derivatives like Ł and Ľ, highlighting its enduring significance across diverse linguistic systems.

Description

L, or l, is the twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is el (pronounced EL), plural els.

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Case

Definitions

(noun) a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints). Synonyms: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre.
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Noun Definition 1
(noun) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five. Synonyms: fifty, 50.
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Noun Definition 2
(noun) a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter. Synonyms: lambert.
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Noun Definition 3
(noun) the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet. Synonyms: l.
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Noun Definition 4
(adj) being ten more than forty. Synonyms: fifty, 50, l.
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Adjective Definition 1

Synonyms

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Synonym 1
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Synonym 2
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Synonym 3
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Synonym 4
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Synonym 5
50
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Synonym 6
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Synonym 7

Code

C, JavaScript, JSON, Java · CSS · HTML (Decimal) · HTML (Hex) · Perl · Python · Ruby · URL Escape Sequence

\u004C
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C, JavaScript, JSON, Java
\00004C
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CSS
L
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HTML Entity (Decimal)
L
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HTML Entity (Hexadecimal)
\x{4C}
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Perl
\u004C
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Python
\u{4C}
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Ruby
L
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URL Escape Sequence

Encodings

0x4C
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UTF-8 (hex)
01001100
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UTF-8 (binary)
0x004C
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UTF-16/UTF-16BE (hex)
0x4C00
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UTF-16LE (hex)
0x0000004C
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UTF-32/UTF-32BE (hex)
0x4C000000
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UTF-32LE (hex)
\114
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Octal Escape Sequence

Bidirectional Character Type

Left To Right (L)
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Bidi Class
N
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Bidi Mirrored

Unicode Data

age · AHex · Alpha · bc · Bidi_C · Bidi_M · blk · bpb · bpt · Cased · ccc · CE · cf · CI · Comp_Ex · cp · CWCF · CWCM · CWKCF · CWL · CWT · CWU · Dash · Dep · DI · Dia · dm · dt · ea · EBase · EComp · EMod · Emoji · EPres · Ext · ExtPict · FC_NFKC · gc · GCB · Gr_Base · Gr_Ext · Gr_Link · Hex · hst · Hyphen · ID_Compat_Math_Continue · ID_Compat_Math_Start · IDC · Ideo · IDS · IDSB · IDST · IDSU · InCB · InMC · InPC · InSC · jg · Join_C · jt · lb · lc · LOE · Lower · Math · MCM · na · NChar · NFC_QC · NFD_QC · NFKC_CF · NFKC_QC · NFKC_SCF · NFKD_QC · nt · nv · OAlpha · ODI · OGr_Ext · OIDC · OIDS · OLower · OMath · OUpper · Pat_Syn · Pat_WS · PCM · QMark · Radical · RI · SB · sc · scf · scx · SD · slc · stc · STerm · suc · tc · Term · uc · UIdeo · Upper · vo · VS · WB · WSpace · XIDC · XIDS · XO_NFC · XO_NFD · XO_NFKC · XO_NFKD

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