0x041B

0x041B is the hexadecimal notation for the Unicode code point U+041B, which designates the Cyrillic capital letter EL (Л). It is the uppercase form of the Cyrillic letter that represents the sound commonly transcribed as "l" in many languages that use the Cyrillic script. The corresponding lowercase letter is U+043B (л).

In Unicode, the character is categorized as CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER EL and is part of the Cyrillic block, which ranges from U+0400 to U+04FF. The name of the character helps distinguish it from visually similar Latin letters. In transliteration schemes, Л typically maps to the Latin letter L.

Encoding and representations: U+041B has the decimal value 1051. In UTF-8, U+041B is encoded as the two-byte sequence D0 9B. In HTML, it can be represented as Л or Л. In many fonts, Л resembles the Latin L, but it is a distinct character in Unicode, so correct encoding is important for text processing and internationalization.

Usage in languages: Л appears in numerous languages that use Cyrillic script, including Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Serbian, among others. It functions as the initial or medial consonant in words such as Луна (Moon) or Литература (Literature), where it represents the intended L sound.

See also: Cyrillic script, Unicode Cyrillic block, Cyrillic capital letters, Cyrillic alphabet.

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