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엘

hangul syllable el

Hangul syllable El

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엘 usually gives the Korean name of Latin L. After a place noun, it can mark the destination instead. Its role depends on the sentence.

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What 엘 means

Usually, it is the Korean name for Latin L.

This Hangul syllable block joins ㅇ, ㅔ, and ㄹ. After a place noun, 엘 can work as a casual ending meaning “to that place,” shortened from 에를 (에 를).

Hangul joined consonant and vowel letters into blocks for writing Korean. Its development was completed in 1443; the 1446 Hunminjeongeum text explains the system.

Neutral for the letter name; conversational as a place marker.

After a place noun, read the grammar, not a letter name.

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Who writes 엘

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2 readings

Korean name of the Latin letter L.

Don't confuse it with

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How to type or find 엘

Search it as
Korean letter L · 엘 meaning · 공원엘 · 에를
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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType C5D8, then AltX to get 엘.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “hangul syllable el”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType c5d8, then Enter or Space.
HTML
엘
CSS
\C5D8
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
엘
HTML hex
엘
CSS content
content: "\C5D8";
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URL encoded
%EC%97%98
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes

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Korean syllables11,623 symbols