Listed below are the keyboard shortcuts or Windows ALT codes for letter L with accents. The accents on the letter L are also called accent marks, diacritics, or diacritical marks. There is a specific ALT code for each accented capital (uppercase / majuscule) letter L and each accented small (lowercase / minuscule) letter L, as indicated in the table below. Also indicated are the corresponding HTML entity numeric character reference and HTML entity named character reference (if available). If you are new to ALT codes and need detailed instructions on how to use them, please read How to Use ALT Codes to Enter Special Characters. If you’re in a hurry, in the list below just tap or click any letter L with accent to copy and paste into your document.
Accented Letter | Accented Letter Alt Code | Accented Letter Name | Unicode Code Point | HTML Entity HEX | HTML Entity DEC | HTML Entity Named |
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ĺ | ALT 314 | Latin small letter l with acute (dĺžeň) | U+013A | ĺ | ĺ | &#lacute; |
Ĺ | ALT 313 | Latin capital letter L with acute (dĺžeň) | U+0139 | Ĺ | Ĺ | &#Lacute; |
ŀ | ALT 320 | Latin small letter l with middle dot | U+0140 | ŀ | ŀ | &#lmidot; |
Ŀ | ALT 319 | Latin capital letter L with middle dot | U+013F | Ŀ | Ŀ | &#Lmidot; |
ľ | ALT 318 | Latin small letter l with caron (háček, mäkčeň, strešica, kljukica, kvaka, kvačica, paukščiukas, varnelė, katus, hattu, ičášleče) | U+013E | ľ | ľ | &#lcaron; |
Ľ | ALT 317 | Latin capital letter L with caron (háček, mäkčeň, strešica, kljukica, kvaka, kvačica, paukščiukas, varnelė, katus, hattu, ičášleče) | U+013D | Ľ | Ľ | &#Lcaron; |
ⱡ | ALT 11361 | Latin small letter l with double bar | U+2C61 | ⱡ | ⱡ | |
Ⱡ | ALT 11360 | Latin capital letter L with double bar | U+2C60 | Ⱡ | Ⱡ | |
ļ | ALT 316 | Latin small letter l with cedilla (cédille, cedilhado, cedilha) | U+013C | ļ | ļ | &#lcedil; |
Ļ | ALT 315 | Latin capital letter L with cedilla (cédille, cedilhado, cedilha) | U+013B | Ļ | Ļ | &#Lcedil; |
ƚ | ALT 410 | Latin small letter l with bar | U+019A | ƚ | ƚ | |
Ƚ | ALT 573 | Latin capital letter L with bar | U+023D | Ƚ | Ƚ | |
ł | ALT 322 | Latin small letter l with stroke (slash) | U+0142 | ł | ł | &#lstrok; |
Ł | ALT 321 | Latin capital letter L with stroke (slash) | U+0141 | Ł | Ł | &#Lstrok; |
ḷ | ALT 7735 | Latin small letter l with dot below | U+1E37 | ḷ | ḷ | |
Ḷ | ALT 7734 | Latin capital letter L with dot below | U+1E36 | Ḷ | Ḷ | |
ḽ | ALT 7741 | Latin small letter l with circumflex below | U+1E3D | ḽ | ḽ | |
Ḽ | ALT 7740 | Latin capital letter L with circumflex below | U+1E3C | Ḽ | Ḽ | |
ḻ | ALT 7739 | Latin small letter l with line below | U+1E3B | ḻ | ḻ | |
Ḻ | ALT 7738 | Latin capital letter L with line below | U+1E3A | Ḻ | Ḻ | |
ḹ | ALT 7737 | Latin small letter l with dot below and macron | U+1E39 | ḹ | ḹ | |
Ḹ | ALT 7736 | Latin capital letter L with dot below and macron | U+1E38 | Ḹ | Ḹ | |
lj | ALT 457 | Latin small letter lj | U+01C9 | lj | lj | |
LJ | ALT 455 | Latin capital letter LJ | U+01C7 | LJ | LJ | |
Lj | ALT 456 | Latin capital letter L with small letter j | U+01C8 | Lj | Lj |
In the Latin alphabet, the letter L does not commonly have diacritical marks or accents associated with it. However, there are a few languages and transliteration systems that use modified versions of the letter L with diacritical marks to represent specific sounds or phonetic nuances.
One example is the Polish language, where the letter Ł (L with stroke) is used. The Ł represents a sound similar to the “w” sound in English, and it has a stroke through the letter to distinguish it from a regular L.
Another example is the Latvian language, where the letter Ļ (L with cedilla) is used. The Ļ represents a palatalized “L” sound.
Additionally, some transliteration systems for languages using non-Latin scripts may use diacritical marks with the letter L to accurately represent certain phonetic qualities. For instance, in transliterations of the Cyrillic alphabet, the letter Љ (Lje) is sometimes used to represent a palatalized “L” sound.
It’s important to note that the usage of diacritical marks with the letter L can vary among different languages and systems. Some languages may use diacritical marks with the letter L to represent specific phonetic sounds, while others may not use them at all.
The languages that use the letter L with diacritical marks or accents include:
- Polish (Ł)
- Latvian (Ļ)
- Transliteration systems for certain languages using the Cyrillic alphabet (Љ)
Please note that the above list may not be exhaustive, and there may be other languages or specific linguistic contexts where diacritical marks are used with the letter L.
For the the complete list of the first 256 ASCII-based Windows ALT Codes, visit Windows ALT Codes for Special Characters & Symbols. For the ALT codes of other letters with accents or diacritical marks, grouped by letter or the language they are used in, visit ALT Codes for Latin Letters with Accents or Diacritical Marks used in Foreign Languages.