U+2112 "ℒ" Script Capital L Unicode Character

U+2112 "ℒ" Script Capital L is a typographic symbol that represents a stylized, cursive form of the uppercase letter L, distinct from the standard Latin capital L. It is most commonly used in mathematical and scientific notation, particularly in the fields of complex analysis and differential equations, where it often denotes a Laplace transform or, in some contexts, a Laguerre polynomial. The character belongs to the Letterlike Symbols block of the Unicode standard, which includes characters that resemble letters but have specialized meanings or appearances. Its design is typically based on a continuous, flowing script style, making it visually distinct for precise notation in academic texts and formulas.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2112
Version Added	1.1
Name	Script Capital L
Unicode 1.0 Name	Script L
Block	Letterlike Symbols
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"L" U+004C Latin Capital Letter L

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ℒ
HTML Hex Encoding	ℒ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x84 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2112
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002112
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2112

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Uppercase	Yes
Cased	Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"l" U+006C Latin Small Letter L
NFKC Simple Casefold	"l" U+006C Latin Small Letter L
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Math	Yes
Other Math	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Upper