HTML Entity for Uppercase L Acute (Ĺ)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+0139
HTML Entity for Uppercase L Acute tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display the uppercase L with acute accent (Ĺ) in HTML using named entity, hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. The acute accent (´) is a diacritic that modifies the letter L and appears in Slovak, Sami, and other languages. This character is U+0139 in the Latin Extended-A block and is the capital pair of ĺ.

Render it with Ĺ, Ĺ, Ĺ, or CSS escape \139. The named entity Ĺ is often the most readable option in HTML source.

⚡ Quick Reference — Uppercase L Acute Entity

Unicode U+0139

Latin Extended-A

Hex Code Ĺ

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code Ĺ

Decimal reference

Named Entity Ĺ

Most readable option

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+0139
Hex code       Ĺ
HTML code      Ĺ
Named entity   Ĺ
CSS code       \139
Meaning        Latin capital letter L with acute
Related        U+013A = ĺ (lowercase pair)
               U+004C = L (plain uppercase)
Block          Latin Extended-A (U+0100–U+017F)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the uppercase L acute (Ĺ) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the named entity, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\139";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): &#x139;</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): &#313;</p>
<p>Symbol (named): &Lacute;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try It Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The uppercase L acute (Ĺ) and the named entity &Lacute; are supported in modern browsers:

Chrome1+
Firefox1+
Safari1+
Edge12+
Opera4+
Android4.4+
iOS Safari1+

👀 Live Preview

See the uppercase L acute (Ĺ) in multilingual and linguistic contexts:

Large glyphĹ
Case pairĹ (uppercase) / ĺ (lowercase)
Slovak & SamiCapital L with acute in Slovak, Sami, and related orthographies
Named entity&Lacute; renders as Ĺ
Not the same asL (U+004C) or Ľ (L with caron)
Numeric refs&#x139; &#313; &Lacute; \139

🧠 How It Works

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Named Entity

&Lacute; is the standard named entity for Ĺ—readable in source HTML and part of the HTML5 entity set.

HTML markup
2

Hexadecimal Code

&#x139; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 139 to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
3

Decimal HTML Code

&#313; uses the decimal Unicode value 313 to display the same character. A common method for Latin Extended-A characters.

HTML markup
4

CSS Entity

\139 is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All four methods produce the glyph: Ĺ. Unicode U+0139 sits in Latin Extended-A. Lowercase pair: U+013A (ĺ). Prefer the precomposed character over L + combining acute (U+0301). Do not confuse with plain L, Ľ (L with caron), or Á (A with acute).

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Use Cases

The uppercase L acute (Ĺ) is commonly used in:

🇺🇸 Slovak text

Capitalized words and titles where Ĺ is required at the start of a sentence or in proper nouns.

🇫🇪 Sami languages

Northern and Lule Sami orthography using the acute-accented capital L.

📚 Language learning

Courses, dictionaries, and educational content teaching the letter pair Ĺ/ĺ.

🔤 Linguistics

Phonetic transcriptions and academic texts using Latin Extended-A characters.

🌐 Internationalization

Websites and apps supporting Slovak, Sami, and other languages with proper encoding.

♿ Accessibility

Correct Unicode ensures screen readers handle Ĺ properly in accented text.

🔍 Search & SEO

Proper spelling helps search indexing for multilingual content.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use &Lacute; in HTML when possible for readability
  • Serve pages as UTF-8; you can also type Ĺ directly in UTF-8 source
  • Link to the lowercase pair ĺ (U+013A) when documenting case forms
  • Use fonts that support Latin Extended-A for accented text
  • Distinguish Ĺ (acute) from plain L and Ľ (caron)

Don’t

  • Substitute plain L when Ĺ is required for correct spelling
  • Confuse acute Ĺ with caron Ľ or other accented L variants
  • Put CSS escape \139 in HTML text nodes
  • Use U+00139 or CSS \00139—the correct code is U+0139 and \139
  • Omit UTF-8 encoding on pages with extended Latin characters

Key Takeaways

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Four references render Ĺ; named entity is most readable

&#x139; &#313; &Lacute;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\139
3

Unicode U+0139 — LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH ACUTE

4

Lowercase pair is U+013A (ĺ, l with acute)

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &Lacute; (named), &#x139; (hex), &#313; (decimal), or \139 in CSS content. The named entity &Lacute; is the most readable for HTML content.
U+0139 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH ACUTE). Latin Extended-A block. Hex 139, decimal 313. Used in Slovak, Sami, and linguistic contexts.
When writing capitalized Slovak or Sami text, multilingual content with acute-accented L, language-learning materials, linguistic notation, and any content requiring the correct representation of Ĺ at word start or in all-caps text.
Yes. The named HTML entity is &Lacute;. It is part of the HTML5 standard and is supported in modern browsers. You can also use numeric references or type Ĺ directly in UTF-8.
Ĺ (U+0139) is the capital letter L with an acute accent above, used in Slovak, Sami, and other orthographies. L (U+004C) is the standard uppercase L. They are distinct Unicode characters used in different linguistic contexts.

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