What letter is the letter L?
L, or l, is the twelfth letter of the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. Its name in English is el [pronounced /ˈɛl/], plural els.
Who invented L?
The 12th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It originated in the Phoenician letter lamed, adopted into GREEK as lambda [ʌ], which became the Roman letter L.
When did the letter L come out?
In the uncial writing of the 7th century or earlier, the vertical stroke was raised above the line. In Latin cursive of the 6th century, l appears as a rounded form, and this is the parent of the Carolingian form, from which derives the current rounded minuscule or the straight form.