L

L
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Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originLatin language
Phonetic usage[l]
[ɫ]
[ɮ]
[ɬ]
[ʎ]
[ɭ]
[w] [ʟ]
/ɛl/
Unicode codepointU+004C, U+006C
Alphabetical position12
History
Development
Time period~−700 to present
Descendants • ɮ
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 • £
 • Ł
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 • L
SistersЛ
Љ
Ӆ
Ԯ
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Other
Other letters commonly used withl(x), lj, ll, ly
Writing directionLeft-to-right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and  , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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 /ˈɛl/ EL), plural els.[1]

  1. ^ "L" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989) Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged. (1993); "el", "ells", op. cit.

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