Latin Capital Letter L With High Stroke Letter
Ꝉ is a Unicode Latin Extended character used for specialized Latin letterforms.
U+A748
Ꝉ is the Unicode character “LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH HIGH STROKE” (U+A748). It’s found in the Latin Extended block and is useful when you need a specific historical or typographic letter shape. Use the copy variations below or the provided escape sequences for reliable insertion.
Latin Capital Letter L With High Stroke Letter Meaning
Ꝉ (U+A748) is a Latin Extended uppercase letter “L with high stroke,” where the defining feature is the elevated stroke on the letterform. This character is mainly relevant in typography and writing systems that use specialized letter shapes to represent historical manuscripts, transcription conventions, or design-specific display needs. Because it’s a distinct Unicode code point, it helps preserve intended styling and spelling when matching fonts, publishing transcriptions, or working with encoded text that expects this exact character. In everyday text, it’s uncommon, but in scholarly or design contexts it can be the correct symbol rather than a visually similar “L”.
Common uses
- •Typography and font testing for Latin Extended characters
- •Scholarly transcription where a specific “L with high stroke” form is required
- •Custom letterform design in posters, covers, or titles
- •Preparing encoded text for documents that need exact Unicode matching
- •UI/branding elements that use uncommon letter shapes for visual distinctiveness
Examples
Ꝉ Latin Capital Letter L with High Stroke
- ꝈVꝈRITAS in stylized headings
- ꝈAꝈB in manuscript-inspired layout text
- ꝈGlꝈstal typography sample line
- ꝈVersion Ꝉ: uppercase L with high stroke
- ꝈꝈLatin Extended character set preview
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+A748 | |
| HTML Entity | Ꝉ | |
| HTML Code | Ꝉ | |
| CSS | \A748 |
FAQ
What does the Latin Capital Letter L With High Stroke letter mean?
Ꝉ (U+A748) is a Latin Extended uppercase letter “L with high stroke,” where the defining feature is the elevated stroke on the letterform. This character is mainly relevant in typography and writing systems that use specialized letter shapes to represent historical manuscripts, transcription conventions, or design-specific display needs. Because it’s a distinct Unicode code point, it helps preserve intended styling and spelling when matching fonts, publishing transcriptions, or working with encoded text that expects this exact character. In everyday text, it’s uncommon, but in scholarly or design contexts it can be the correct symbol rather than a visually similar “L”.
What Unicode character is Ꝉ?
Ꝉ is “LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH HIGH STROKE” with Unicode code point U+A748.
How do I copy Ꝉ correctly for web and apps?
Copy the character directly from this page, or use the escapes: HTML Ꝉ and CSS \\A748. For JavaScript, use \\u{A748}.
Is Ꝉ the same as a normal uppercase L?
No. Ꝉ is a distinct Unicode code point with a specific letterform, so it won’t be identical to “L” even if it looks similar in some fonts.
Where is Ꝉ located in Unicode?
It belongs to the Latin Extended block.