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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.

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Refer to this accent keyboard for more accented letters.

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:

  1. Open Microsoft Word.
  2. Turn Num Lock ON.
  3. Click where you want the letter.
  4. Hold Alt.
  5. Type the code using the number keypad (not the number row).
  6. 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:

  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open Emoji & Symbols.
  2. 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”
  3. 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:

  1. Type the Unicode code (numbers/letters).
  2. Press Alt + X.
  3. 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:

  1. Go to Insert → Special characters.
  2. In the search box, type what you need (example: l with acute, l with stroke, l with caron, l with cedilla).
  3. Click the character to insert it.

Quick alternative:

  • Copy/paste from the top of this page.

For more symbols, also check out this Copy and Paste Symbols tool.

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:

  1. Open Character Map (search it from the Start menu).
  2. Choose a common font like Arial or Calibri.
  3. Find your character (you can scroll, or copy/paste the symbol into the search box if available).
  4. Click Select → Copy, then paste.