The Accent Letters

Ļ Capital L with cedilla

Ļ
NameCapital L with cedilla
Lowercaseļ
UnicodeU+013B (Latin Capital Letter L With Cedilla)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeĻ or Ļ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 013B with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut013B then Alt+X
LaTeX\c{L}
CSS / JavaScript\013B / \u013B
UTF-8 bytesC4 BB
URL encoded%C4%BB

Ļ is the letter L with the cedilla, used in Latvian. A small hook under a letter. ç gives a soft s sound in French, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish and Albanian; Turkish also uses ş, and Latvian uses ģ, ķ, ļ, ņ.

How to type Ļ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 013B (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Latvian keyboard
AndroidAdd Latvian keyboard
Microsoft Word013B then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 013b, Space
HTMLĻ
LaTeX\c{L}
Excel=UNICHAR(315)

Used in these languages

Latvian

About the cedilla

See every letter with the cedilla.

Other accented L letters

Ĺ Capital L with acuteĽ Capital L with caronŁ Capital L with strokeĿ Capital L with middle dotȽ Capital L with barḶ Capital L with dot belowḸ Capital L with dot below and macronḺ Capital L with line belowḼ Capital L with circumflex belowAll L accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ļ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 013B with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ļ?

Ļ is U+013B, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH CEDILLA. In HTML write Ļ.

Which languages use Ļ?

Latvian.