ASCII Character ł
Latin small letter l with strokeŁ or ł, described in English as L with stroke, is a letter of the Polish, Kashubian, Sorbian, Belarusian Latin, Ukrainian Latin, Wymysorys, Navajo, Dëne Sųłıné, Inupiaq, Zuni, Hupa, Sm'álgyax, Nisga'a, and Dogrib alphabets, several proposed alphabets for the Venetian language, and the ISO 11940 romanization of the Thai script. In some Slavic languages, it represents the continuation of Proto-Slavic, non-palatal ⟨L⟩ (dark L), except in Polish, Kashubian, and Sorbian, where it evolved further into /w/. In most non-European languages, it represents a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative or similar sound. In normal typefaces, the letter has a stroke approximately in the middle of the vertical stem, crossing it at an angle between 70° and 45°, never horizontally.
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ASCII Code for ł
These are the code points for latin small letter l with stroke in various character sets| Character Sets | Decimal | Hex |
|---|---|---|
| ISO-8859-2 | 179 | B3 |
| Windows-1250 | 179 | B3 |
| Windows-1257 | 249 | F9 |
Unicode for ł
The character for latin small letter l with stroke is mapped in Unicode as U+0142| Unicode | U+0142 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode Decimal | 322 | |
| Unicode Escape | \u0142 | |
| UTF-8 (hex) | 0xC5 0x82 | |
| UTF-8 (binary) | 11000101:10000010 | |
| UTF-8 (binary) | ||
| 11000101:10000010 | ||
| UTF-16 | 0x0142 | |
| UTF-32 | 0x00000142 | |
HTML Entities for ł
The following HTML entities can be used to represent the latin small letter l with stroke in HTML| HTML Number | ł | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Hex | ł | |
| HTML Entity | ł | |
Encoding
Encoding non-standard letters and characters into values that can be displayed e.g. in browsers| URL Escape Code | %C5%82 | |
|---|---|---|
| Quoted-printable | =C5=82 |
Source Code
| C, C++, and Java | "\u0142" | |
|---|---|---|
| CSS Code | \0142 | |
| JavaScript | "\u0142" | |
| Perl | \x{0142} | |
| Python 2 | u"\u0142" | |
| Python 3 | \u0142 | |
| Ruby | \u{0142} |
Frequently Asked Questions about ł
The pronunciation of the letter L with a stroke (ł or Ł) depends on the language. In Polish, it is pronounced as a "w" sound, similar to the English word "will." However, in other languages that use the symbol, the pronunciation may be different. The focus here is on the Polish pronunciation, as it is the most common use of this letter.
For the lowercase "ł":
- The sound is similar to the English "w" in the word "will."
- It is not pronounced like the regular letter "l."
For the uppercase "Ł":
- The pronunciation remains the same as the lowercase "ł."
- It is pronounced like the "w" sound in the English word "will."
Typing an L with a slash (ł or Ł) depends on your operating system and keyboard layout. Here are a few methods to type the L with a stroke symbol:
For Windows:
- Hold the "Alt" key and type "0322" on the numeric keypad for the lowercase "ł."
- Hold the "Alt" key and type "0321" on the numeric keypad for the uppercase "Ł."
For Mac:
- Press and hold the "Option" (or "Alt") key, then press "l" for the lowercase "ł."
- Press and hold the "Option" (or "Alt") key, then press "shift" and "l" for the uppercase "Ł."
For Linux (with a Compose key enabled):
- Press the "Compose" key, then press "/", followed by "l" for the lowercase "ł."
- Press the "Compose" key, then press "/", followed by "L" for the uppercase "Ł."
The symbol "Ł" (uppercase) or "ł" (lowercase) is called "L with stroke" or "L with a bar through it." It is a distinct letter used in the Polish alphabet and some Native American languages, such as Navajo. In Polish, it represents a "w" sound, similar to the English word "will." The letter "L with stroke" is not an interchangeable variant of the regular letter "L" but represents a separate sound in the languages that use it.
The symbol "ł" (lowercase) or "Ł" (uppercase) is a letter used in the Polish alphabet, as well as in some Native American languages like Navajo. It is called "L with stroke" or "L with a bar through it." In Polish, the letter is pronounced as a "w" sound, similar to the English word "will." It is important to note that this letter is not an interchangeable variant of the regular letter "L" but represents a distinct sound in the languages that use it.