LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I vs LATIN SMALL LETTER L
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Property Comparison
| Property | I U+0049 | l U+006C |
|---|---|---|
| Name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I | LATIN SMALL LETTER L |
| Block | Basic Latin | Basic Latin |
| Script | Latn | Latn |
| Category | Uppercase Letter (Lu) | Lowercase Letter (Ll) |
| Bidirectional | L | L |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+0049 | U+006C |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+0049 | U+006C |
| decimal | 73 | 108 |
| htmldecimal | I | l |
| htmlhex | I | l |
| css | \0049 | \006C |
| javascript | \u{49} | \u{6C} |
| python | \u0049 | \u006c |
| java | \u0049 | \u006C |
| go | \u0049 | \u006C |
| ruby | \u{49} | \u{6C} |
| rust | \u{49} | \u{6C} |
| ccpp | \u0049 | \u006c |
| urlencoded | I | l |
| utf8bytes | 49 | 6c |
| utf16bebytes | 00 49 | 00 6c |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 49 | 00 00 00 6c |
How to Distinguish
Both LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I and LATIN SMALL LETTER L belong to the Basic Latin block and Latn script. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.