U+013D "Ľ" Latin Capital Letter L with Caron Unicode Character

U+013D "Ľ" Latin Capital Letter L with Caron is a specific glyph used in several Slavic and other languages, most notably in Slovak where it represents a palatalized or soft "l" sound, similar to the "lli" in "million." Visually, it consists of a standard uppercase L with a small v-shaped diacritic, called a caron or háček, placed above the letter. This character is distinct from its lowercase counterpart, "ľ" (U+013E), and is typically employed in proper nouns and capitalized words, such as in the name "Ľubomír." Its encoding ensures proper digital representation and typographic rendering in texts requiring this specific linguistic sound.