Script Small L
Part of Math Symbols
Script Small L has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.
- Alt code
- None
- HTML entity
- ℓ
- Unicode
- U+2113
About this symbol
The script small l is used for the litre in some countries, so that it cannot be mistaken for the digit 1, as in 2 ℓ. The international system of units itself uses a plain l or a capital L. In physics ℓ also stands for a length or the angular momentum number of an electron.
Unicode facts
- Official name
- SCRIPT SMALL L
- Also called
- Mathematical symbol ‘ell’, Liter (traditional symbol)
- Type
- Lowercase letter
- Unicode block
- Letterlike Symbols
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
- Unicode notes
- Despite its character name, this symbol is derived from a special italicized version of the small letter l
- The SI recommended symbol for liter is 006C or 004C
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