How to Type ł (L with stroke) on Excel

Published May 23, 2026, 2 min read

The letter ł does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but Excel still makes it easy to type. Use =UNICHAR(322), or pick one of the other methods in this guide. ł appears in Polish.

ł on Excel: =UNICHAR(322)

Ł on Excel: =UNICHAR(321)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(322) in a cell to get ł. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ł") returns 322. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

Method 2: Keyboard methods inside a cell

Double-click the cell, then use Insert → Symbol (Unicode hex 0142) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0142) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ł","l") to strip this accent from a column, for example when cleaning names for an email system that does not accept accents.

How to type the capital Ł

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(321) in a cell to get Ł. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ł") returns 321. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

Keyboard methods inside a cell

Double-click the cell, then use Insert → Symbol (Unicode hex 0141) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0141) on a Mac.

About the letter ł

ł is Unicode U+0142, named LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH STROKE. It is used in Polish. A line through the letter itself. Examples are ø (Danish, Norwegian), ł (Polish), đ (Vietnamese, Croatian) and ħ (Maltese). See the ł character page for every code and shortcut.

Troubleshooting

UNICHAR is not available in Excel 2010 and earlier.
CSV files saved as plain "CSV" may lose accents. Save as "CSV UTF-8".
If accents show as question marks after import, set the file origin to 65001: Unicode (UTF-8) in the import wizard.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for ł on Excel?

=UNICHAR(322).

Can I just copy and paste ł?

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 ł?

U+0142. In HTML it is ł.

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