U+0140 "ŀ" Latin Small Letter L with Middle Dot Unicode Character

U+0140 "ŀ" Latin Small Letter L with Middle Dot is a lowercase letter used primarily in Catalan orthography to represent the geminated or "ela geminada" (double l) sound, specifically the alveolo-palatal lateral /lː/ that contrasts with the single l in words like "paral·lel". It is composed of a standard Latin small letter l with a centered middle dot placed between two l's when written, though the dot is a diacritic that distinguishes it from regular l. This character is part of the Latin Extended-A block and is encoded for use in digital text, where it helps accurately represent Catalan writing in contexts like formal documents and dictionaries.