How to Type ĺ (L with acute) on HTML

Published May 29, 2026, 2 min read

Need ĺ on HTML for a name, an address or a word in another language? You do not have to copy it from a website every time. The fastest method is ĺ, and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ĺ on HTML: ĺ

Ĺ on HTML: Ĺ

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ĺ
Decimal entity	`ĺ`
Hex entity	`ĺ`
CSS content	`content: "\013A";`
JavaScript	`"\u013A"`
URL encoded	`%C4%BA`
UTF-8 bytes	`C4 BA`

Method 2: Type it directly with UTF-8

If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste ĺ straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ĺ can also be written as l plus a combining mark. Both look the same but compare as different strings. In JavaScript, call str.normalize("NFC") before comparing or searching.

How to type the capital Ĺ

The uppercase form works the same way with Shift added where a letter is typed.

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ĺ
Decimal entity	`Ĺ`
Hex entity	`Ĺ`
CSS content	`content: "\0139";`
JavaScript	`"\u0139"`
URL encoded	`%C4%B9`
UTF-8 bytes	`C4 B9`

Type it directly with UTF-8

If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste Ĺ straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

About the letter ĺ

ĺ is Unicode U+013A, named LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH ACUTE. It is used in Slovak. A short line slanting up to the right. It marks stress in Spanish (canción), a closed vowel in French (été), vowel length in Czech, Hungarian and Irish, and a rising tone in Vietnamese and Pinyin. See the ĺ character page for every code and shortcut.

Troubleshooting

If you see Ã and other symbols, the file is UTF-8 but the browser reads it as Windows-1252. Add the meta charset tag.
Named entities are case sensitive: É and é are different letters.
In XML and XHTML only five named entities exist, so use numeric codes there.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for ĺ on HTML?

ĺ.

Can I just copy and paste ĺ?

Yes. Click the copy button above, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows and Chromebook, Cmd+V on a Mac, or touch and hold and choose Paste on a phone.

What is the Unicode code for ĺ?

U+013A. In HTML it is ĺ.

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