L

This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see L (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with ǀ.

L
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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[l] [ɫ] [ɮ] [ɬ] [ʎ] [ɭ] [w] [ʟ] [ɾ] [o] [ʊ]
In Unicode	U+004C, U+006C
Alphabetical position	12
History
Development	Λ λ 𐌋 L l
Time period	c. 700 BCE to present
Descendants	ɮ Ꝇ ꝇ ℒ ℓ £ Ł ᛚ ꬸ
Sisters	Л Љ Ӆ Ԯ ל ل ܠ ⵍ ࠋ 𐡋 ለ ℓ
Other
Associated graphs	l(x), lj, ll, ly
Writing direction	Left-to-right

L (minuscule: 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 /ˈɛl/ ^ⓘ EL), plural els.