U+0142

Small l with strokeł

Small l with stroke is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Latin Extended-A block, listed here under Latin Letters & Accents. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "letter", "polish".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+0142
Decimal
322
Hex
0x0142
Octal
0o502

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+0142
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH STROKE
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLATIN SMALL LETTER L SLASH
DecimalBase 10322
HexadecimalBase 160x0142
OctalBase 80o502
BinaryBase 20000000101000010
General categoryLetter, lowercaseLl
Unicode blockU+0100–U+017FLatin Extended-A
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)ł
HTML entity (hex)ł
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\0142
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C5%82

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u0142
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u0142
Python\u0142
Java / C# / Kotlin\u0142

Byte encodings

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UTF-82 bytesC5 82
UTF-16 (BE)0142
UTF-32 (BE)00000142

How to type Small l with stroke

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +142 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 142 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 0142. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Small l with stroke".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 142, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ł in HTML, \0142 in CSS, and \u0142 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH STROKE
Unicode 1.0 name
LATIN SMALL LETTER L SLASH
Block
Latin Extended-A (U+0100–U+017F)
General category
Ll — Letter, lowercase

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Latin Extended-A block: U0100.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Small l with stroke symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ł and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Small l with stroke?

Small l with stroke is U+0142 (decimal 322, hexadecimal 0x0142, octal 0o502). It lives in the Latin Extended-A block (U+0100–U+017F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Small l with stroke?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH STROKE"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LATIN SMALL LETTER L SLASH". Its General_Category is Ll (Letter, lowercase).

What is the HTML code for Small l with stroke?

Use ł or ł. In CSS, use content: "\0142".

How do I type Small l with stroke in code?

JavaScript: "\u0142". Python: "\u0142". JSON and Java: "\u0142". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C5 82.

Is Small l with stroke an emoji?

No. Small l with stroke is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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