U+013E "ľ" Latin Small Letter L with Caron Unicode Character

U+013E "ľ" Latin Small Letter L with Caron is a lowercase letter used primarily in the Slovak and Czech alphabets, where it represents a palatalized or soft L sound, similar to the "ly" in the English word "million." It is composed of a standard Latin letter L with a caron diacritic, a small inverted hat placed above the character, which modifies its pronunciation to indicate palatalization. This character is distinct from the similar-looking "ł" (L with stroke) used in Polish and is an essential part of the orthography for languages like Slovak, where it appears in words such as "Ľudia" (people).