is based on it. The Roman numeral L represents the number 50. In recent years, the letters L and W have become an internet meme, respectively standing for loss and win. L, in particular, is commonly used in popular culture, often referring to the slang definition of ownership. Take the L, respectively, means to accept this particular defeat. Forms and variants In most sans-serif typefaces, the lowercase letter ell , written , may be difficult to distinguish from the uppercase letter "eye" ; in some serif typefaces, the glyph may be confused with the glyph , the digit one. To avoid such confusion, some newer computer fonts (such as Trebuchet MS) have a finial, a curve to the right at the bottom of the lowercase letter ell. Another means of reducing such confusion used in mathematics, European road signs and in advertisements is to use symbol , which is a cursive, handwriting-style lowercase form of the letter "ell". In Unicode, this symbol is from the "letter-like symbols" block. In Japan, for example, this is the symbol for the liter. However, the International System of Units recommends using Unicode symbols or for the liter. Another solution, sometimes seen in Web typography, uses a serif font for the lowercase letter ell, such as , in otherwise sans-serif text. Related characters Descendants and related characters in the Latin alphabet IPA-specific symbols related to L: IPA superscript symbols related to L: 𐞛 𐞜 Extensions to IPA for disordered speech (extIPA): 𝼄 𐞝 Uralic Phonetic Alphabet-specific symbols related to L: and ₗ : Subscript small l was used in the Uralic Phonetic Alphabet prior to its formal standardization in 1902 ȴ : L with curl is used in Sino-Tibetanist linguistics Ꞁ ꞁ : Turned L was used by William Pryce to designate the Welsh voiced lateral spirant [ɬ] It is also used in the Romic alphabet. In Unicode, these are , and . 𝼦 : Small letter l with mid-height left hook was used by the British and Foreign Bible Society in the early 20th century for romanization of the Malayalam language. Other variations are used for phonetic transcription: ᶅ ᶩ ᶪ ᶫ 𝼑 𝼓 Ꝇ ꝇ : Broken L was used in some medieval Nordic manuscripts Teuthonista phonetic transcription-specific symbols related to R: L with diacritics: Ĺ ĺ Ł ł Ľ ľ Ḹ ḹ L̃ l̃ Ļ ļ Ŀ ŀ Ḷ ḷ Ḻ ḻ