U+026B "ɫ" Latin Small Letter L with Middle Tilde Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+026B "ɫ" Latin Small Letter L with Middle Tilde is a typographic glyph used in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent a velarized or pharyngealized lateral approximant, commonly known as the "dark L" sound found in English words like "milk" or "ball" where the tongue backs toward the velum. Its distinct tilde through the middle of the letter visually indicates this secondary articulation, distinguishing it from the plain "l" (U+006C) which denotes a clear or light L. This character is essential for precise phonetic transcription in linguistics and language learning.
General Properties
Code Point
U+026B
Name
Latin Small Letter L with Middle Tilde
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ɫ
HTML Hex Encoding
ɫ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xC9 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding
0x026B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000026B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u026b
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Uppercase Code Point
Simple Titlecase Code Point
Uppercase Code Point
Titlecase Code Point
Script Extensions
Latin