L With Accent (ĺ, ľ, ŀ, ļ, ƚ, ł, ḷ, ḽ, ḻ, ḹ, lj — Ĺ, Ľ, Ŀ, Ļ, Ƚ, Ł, Ḷ, Ḽ, Ḻ, Ḹ, LJ, Lj) — How to Type It on Keyboard
“L with accent” means the letter L/l written with an extra mark (called a diacritic) or a modified shape. People use these letters in different languages, names, transliteration, and phonetics.
This guide shows the easiest ways to type ĺ ŀ ľ ⱡ ļ ƚ ł ḷ ḽ ḻ ḹ lj and Ĺ Ŀ Ľ Ⱡ Ļ Ƚ Ł Ḷ Ḽ Ḻ Ḹ LJ Lj on Windows, Mac, Microsoft Word, and Google Docs, plus quick copy/paste.
What “L With Accent” Can Mean
When people search “L with accent,” they often mean one of these:
- ĺ / Ĺ = L with acute
- ľ / Ľ = L with caron
- ŀ / Ŀ = L with middle dot
- ļ / Ļ = L with cedilla
- ƚ / Ƚ = L with bar
- ł / Ł = L with stroke
- ḷ / Ḷ = L with dot below
- ḽ / Ḽ = L with circumflex below
- ḻ / Ḻ = L with line below
- ḹ / Ḹ = L with dot below and macron
- ⱡ / Ⱡ = L with double bar
- lj / LJ / Lj = LJ letter forms (used in some language/orthography contexts)
Method 1 (Windows): Type L With Accent Using Alt Codes
Alt codes let you type special characters by holding Alt and entering a number on your number keypad. It’s fast once you know the code, but some apps may not support every Alt code.
Steps:
- Open Microsoft Word.
- Turn Num Lock ON.
- Click where you want the letter.
- Hold Alt.
- Type the code using the number keypad (not the number row).
- Release Alt.
Alt codes (Windows) — Lowercase:
- Alt + 314 → ĺ (l with acute)
- Alt + 320 → ŀ (l with middle dot)
- Alt + 318 → ľ (l with caron)
- Alt + 11361 → ⱡ (l with double bar)
- Alt + 316 → ļ (l with cedilla)
- Alt + 410 → ƚ (l with bar)
- Alt + 322 → ł (l with stroke)
- Alt + 7735 → ḷ (l with dot below)
- Alt + 7741 → ḽ (l with circumflex below)
- Alt + 7739 → ḻ (l with line below)
- Alt + 7737 → ḹ (l with dot below and macron)
- Alt + 457 → lj (small lj)
Alt codes (Windows) — Uppercase:
- Alt + 313 → Ĺ (L with acute)
- Alt + 319 → Ŀ (L with middle dot)
- Alt + 317 → Ľ (L with caron)
- Alt + 11360 → Ⱡ (L with double bar)
- Alt + 315 → Ļ (L with cedilla)
- Alt + 573 → Ƚ (L with bar)
- Alt + 321 → Ł (L with stroke)
- Alt + 7734 → Ḷ (L with dot below)
- Alt + 7740 → Ḽ (L with circumflex below)
- Alt + 7738 → Ḻ (L with line below)
- Alt + 7736 → Ḹ (L with dot below and macron)
- Alt + 455 → LJ (capital LJ)
- Alt + 456 → Lj (capital L with small j)
For more alt codes, check out this Alt Code Finder.
If Alt codes don’t work:
- Some laptops don’t have a number keypad. Try Character Map (Windows) or Word (Unicode + Alt+X).
- Some Alt codes work in Word but not in every app. If it fails in your browser/app, use copy/paste or the Word method.
Method 2 (Mac): Character Viewer (Emoji & Symbols)
On Mac, the easiest way to type less-common accented letters is Character Viewer. You can search the letter by name and insert it in most apps.
Steps:
- Press Control + Command + Space to open Emoji & Symbols.
- Search for what you need, for example:
- “l with acute”
- “l with caron”
- “l with stroke”
- “l with cedilla”
- “l with dot below”
- “l with middle dot”
- Double-click the character to insert it.
Quick alternative:
- Copy and paste from the “Quick Copy & Paste” section above.
Method 3 (Microsoft Word): Unicode Code + Alt+X (Most Reliable)
In Microsoft Word, this method is usually the most dependable. You type a Unicode code (like 013A) and Word converts it into the letter when you press Alt + X.
Steps:
- Type the Unicode code (numbers/letters).
- Press Alt + X.
- Word converts it into the character.
Unicode + Alt+X (Word) — Lowercase:
- Type 013A then Alt+X → ĺ
- Type 0140 then Alt+X → ŀ
- Type 013E then Alt+X → ľ
- Type 2C61 then Alt+X → ⱡ
- Type 013C then Alt+X → ļ
- Type 019A then Alt+X → ƚ
- Type 0142 then Alt+X → ł
- Type 1E37 then Alt+X → ḷ
- Type 1E3D then Alt+X → ḽ
- Type 1E3B then Alt+X → ḻ
- Type 1E39 then Alt+X → ḹ
- Type 01C9 then Alt+X → lj
Unicode + Alt+X (Word) — Uppercase:
- Type 0139 then Alt+X → Ĺ
- Type 013F then Alt+X → Ŀ
- Type 013D then Alt+X → Ľ
- Type 2C60 then Alt+X → Ⱡ
- Type 013B then Alt+X → Ļ
- Type 023D then Alt+X → Ƚ
- Type 0141 then Alt+X → Ł
- Type 1E36 then Alt+X → Ḷ
- Type 1E3C then Alt+X → Ḽ
- Type 1E3A then Alt+X → Ḻ
- Type 1E38 then Alt+X → Ḹ
- Type 01C7 then Alt+X → LJ
- Type 01C8 then Alt+X → Lj
Method 4 (Google Docs): Insert Special Characters
Google Docs has a built-in character picker. This is great if you don’t want to remember codes—just search and insert.
Steps:
- Go to Insert → Special characters.
- In the search box, type what you need (example: l with acute, l with stroke, l with caron, l with cedilla).
- Click the character to insert it.
Quick alternative:
- Copy/paste from the top of this page.
Method 5 (Windows): Character Map (Built-In Tool)
Character Map helps when your keyboard doesn’t have a number keypad, or when Alt codes don’t work in your app. You can manually find the letter and copy it.
Steps:
- Open Character Map (search it from the Start menu).
- Choose a common font like Arial or Calibri.
- Find your character (you can scroll, or copy/paste the symbol into the search box if available).
- Click Select → Copy, then paste.
Technical Details (Unicode + HTML Codes)
Use these codes if you’re working with websites, HTML, coding, or you want the exact technical identity of each character.
Lowercase (l with accents)
ĺ (l with acute)
Unicode: U+013A
HTML hex: <code>ĺ</code>
HTML dec: <code>ĺ</code>
ŀ (l with middle dot)
Unicode: U+0140
HTML hex: <code>ŀ</code>
HTML dec: <code>ŀ</code>
ľ (l with caron)
Unicode: U+013E
HTML hex: <code>ľ</code>
HTML dec: <code>ľ</code>
ⱡ (l with double bar)
Unicode: U+2C61
HTML hex: <code>ⱡ</code>
HTML dec: <code>ⱡ</code>
ļ (l with cedilla)
Unicode: U+013C
HTML hex: <code>ļ</code>
HTML dec: <code>ļ</code>
ƚ (l with bar)
Unicode: U+019A
HTML hex: <code>ƚ</code>
HTML dec: <code>ƚ</code>
ł (l with stroke)
Unicode: U+0142
HTML hex: <code>ł</code>
HTML dec: <code>ł</code>
ḷ (l with dot below)
Unicode: U+1E37
HTML hex: <code>ḷ</code>
HTML dec: <code>ḷ</code>
ḽ (l with circumflex below)
Unicode: U+1E3D
HTML hex: <code>ḽ</code>
HTML dec: <code>ḽ</code>
ḻ (l with line below)
Unicode: U+1E3B
HTML hex: <code>ḻ</code>
HTML dec: <code>ḻ</code>
ḹ (l with dot below and macron)
Unicode: U+1E39
HTML hex: <code>ḹ</code>
HTML dec: <code>ḹ</code>
lj (small lj)
Unicode: U+01C9
HTML hex: <code>lj</code>
HTML dec: <code>lj</code>
Uppercase (L with Accents)
Ĺ (L with acute)
Unicode: U+0139
HTML hex: <code>Ĺ</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ĺ</code>
Ŀ (L with middle dot)
Unicode: U+013F
HTML hex: <code>Ŀ</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ŀ</code>
Ľ (L with caron)
Unicode: U+013D
HTML hex: <code>Ľ</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ľ</code>
Ⱡ (L with double bar)
Unicode: U+2C60
HTML hex: <code>Ⱡ</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ⱡ</code>
Ļ (L with cedilla)
Unicode: U+013B
HTML hex: <code>Ļ</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ļ</code>
Ƚ (L with bar)
Unicode: U+023D
HTML hex: <code>Ƚ</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ƚ</code>
Ł (L with stroke)
Unicode: U+0141
HTML hex: <code>Ł</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ł</code>
Ḷ (L with dot below)
Unicode: U+1E36
HTML hex: <code>Ḷ</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ḷ</code>
Ḽ (L with circumflex below)
Unicode: U+1E3C
HTML hex: <code>Ḽ</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ḽ</code>
Ḻ (L with line below)
Unicode: U+1E3A
HTML hex: <code>Ḻ</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ḻ</code>
Ḹ (L with dot below and macron)
Unicode: U+1E38
HTML hex: <code>Ḹ</code>
HTML dec: <code>Ḹ</code>
LJ (capital LJ)
Unicode: U+01C7
HTML hex: <code>LJ</code>
HTML dec: <code>LJ</code>
Lj (capital L with small j)
Unicode: U+01C8
HTML hex: <code>Lj</code>
HTML dec: <code>Lj</code>
Quick Recap (Best Method by Device)
- Fastest overall: Copy/paste from the top of this page
- Windows: Alt codes (or Word Unicode + Alt+X if Alt codes fail)
- Mac: Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space)
- Word: Unicode + Alt+X (most reliable)
- Google Docs: Insert → Special characters