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The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
The Latin letters L and l have Unicode encodings U+004C L LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L and U+006C l LATIN SMALL LETTER L. These are the same code points as those used in ASCII and ISO 8859 . There are also precomposed character encodings for L and l with diacritics, for most of those listed above ; the remainder are produced using combining diacritics .
The letter P as a historiated initial (depicting Peter) in an illuminated Latin bible, 1407 AD. Colored with paint and gold leaf The oldest historiated initial known, the St Petersburg Bede, 8th century. A historiated initial is an initial, an enlarged letter at the beginning of a paragraph or other section of text, that contains a picture ...
Similarly, while in chicken coop the letters -oo-represent a single vowel sound (a digraph), they less often represent two which may be marked with a diaresis as in zoölogist [6] and coöperation. This use of the diaeresis is rare but found in some well-known publications, such as MIT Technology Review and The New Yorker. Some publications ...
L, Langmuir (unit), a unit of exposure to a surface; L, length in general (often the longest dimension, as opposed to width, height, or depth) Horse length, used in horse racing; Boat length, used in rowing; L, l or ℓ, litre unit; Ancient Roman libra (translated as "pound"), a weight measure with derivative units denoted with "L" or a derived ...
Kateryna Zasukhina/Getty Images. 5. Faith “Trust and devotion” is the meaning of this feminine name of English origin, which first rose to popularity among Puritans in the 17th century.
Flags of certain countries at the Élysée Palace in Paris for a peace conference regarding Libya, 2011. The national flags (other than that of the host, France) are arranged in French alphabetical order: Allemagne, Belgique, Canada, Danemark, Émirats Arabes Unis, Espagne, États-Unis, Grèce, Irak, Italie, Jordanie, Maroc, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Qatar, Royaume-Uni.