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L
12th letter of the Latin alphabet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see L (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with ǀ.
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Usage | |
Writing system | Latin script |
Type | Alphabetic and logographic |
Language of origin | Latin language |
Sound values | |
In Unicode | U+004C, U+006C |
Alphabetical position | 12 |
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Development | |
Time period | ~−700 to present |
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Associated graphs | l(x), lj, ll, ly |
Writing direction | Left-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. |
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