In some sans-serif fonts (i.e., typefaces), the lowercase letter ell l may be difficult to distinguish from the uppercase letter eye I or the digit one 1 . To avoid such confusion, some newer fonts have a finial, a curve to the right at the bottom of the lowercase letter ell.. Another means of reducing such confusion, increasingly common on European road signs and in advertisements, …

Historia. Corresponde a la letra L del alfabeto latino o romano, y gráficamente a la letra lambda griega arcaica, que proviene de la letra lámed fenicia.Su origen es un signo de la escritura jeroglífica egipcia representado por un jaguar: 'labo', transformándose cuando pasó a la escritura hierática y demótica.

The official and popular uses of the term "Roman Catholic" in the English language grew in the 18th century. Up to the reign of George III, Catholics in Britain who recognized the Pope as head of the Church had generally been designated in official documents as "Papists".In 1792, however, this phraseology was changed and, in the Speech from the Throne, the term "Roman Catholic" …