What 𐔐 means
It writes the ordinary L sound in Elbasan spelling. The separate dotted letter 𐔑 writes a doubled or held-longer L. The two letters encode different sounds, so they are not interchangeable.
The Elbasan Gospel Manuscript is an Albanian Orthodox translation of the Bible, produced at St Jovan Vladimir’s Church. The script gave Albanian biblical writing its own alphabet. Unicode describes most Elbasan letter shapes as original creations; a few recall Greek or Cyrillic letters, but resemblance alone does not establish borrowing. Albanian later standardized on the Latin alphabet, leaving Elbasan as a historical script.
As of 2026, this is historical Elbasan-script context; standard Albanian uses the Latin alphabet.
Do not read 𐔐 as doubled L; the dot belongs to 𐔑.
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Questions people ask
1Why is 𐔐 showing as a square?
The active font lacks an Elbasan glyph. Noto Sans Elbasan documents coverage for this script as of 2026; a font with Elbasan support can display it.
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