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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[l]; [ɫ]; [ɮ]; [ɬ]; [ʎ]; [ɭ]; [w]; [ʟ]; /ɛl/;
In Unicode	U+004C, U+006C
Alphabetical position	12
History
Development	Λ λ 𐌋 L l; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	c. 700 BCE to present
Descendants	ɮ; Ꝇ ꝇ; ℒ ℓ; £; Ł; ᛚ; ꬸ; L;
Sisters	Л; Љ; Ӆ; Ԯ; ל; ل; ܠ; ⵍ; ࠋ; 𐡋; ለ; ℓ;
Other
Associated graphs	l(x), lj, ll, ly
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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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]

^ "L" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989) Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged. (1993); "el", "ells", op. cit.

[1] "L" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989) Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged. (1993); "el", "ells", op. cit.

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