Ḹ (Indic)

Aryabhata used Devanagari letters for numbers, very similar to the Greek numerals, even after the invention of Indian numerals. The "Ll" sign was used to modify a consonant's value ×10⁸, but the vowel letter did not have an inherent value by itself.[1]

There are three different general early historic scripts - Brahmi and its variants, Kharoṣṭhī, and Tocharian, the so-called slanting Brahmi. Ḹ as found in Brahmi was missing in earlier geometric styles, but emerged during more flowing styles of Brahmi, such as the Kushana and Gupta. In both Tocharian and Kharoṣṭhī, Ḹ is not currently known from any source materials.

Devanagari independent Ḹ and Ḹ vowel sign.

Ḹ (ॡ) is a vowel of the Devanagari abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter . Letters that derive from it are the Gujarati letter ૡ, and the Modi letter 𑘉.

Bengali independent Ḹ and Ḹ vowel sign.

Ḹ (ৡ) is a vowel of the Bengali abugida. It is derived from the Siddhaṃ letter , and is marked a lack of horizontal head line and less geometric shape than its Devanagari counterpart, ॡ.

Gujarati independent Ḹ and Ḹ vowel sign.

Ḹ (ૡ) is a vowel of the Gujarati abugida. It is derived from the Devanagari Ḹ , and ultimately the Brahmi letter .

Telugu independent vowel and vowel sign Ḹ.

Ḹ (ౡ) is a vowel of the Telugu abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter Ḹ. It is closely related to the Kannada letter ೡ. Like in other Indic scripts, Telugu vowels have two forms: and independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of Telugu consonant letters. Ḹ is a non-attaching vowel sign, and does not alter the underlying consonant or contextually shape itself in any way.

Telugu Ḹ vowel sign on క, ఖ, గ, ఘ & ఙ: Kḹ, Khḹ, Gḹ, Ghḹ and Ngḹ.

Malayalam independent vowel and vowel sign Ḹ.

Ḹ (ൡ) is a vowel of the Malayalam abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter , via the Grantha letter ll. Like in other Indic scripts, Malayalam vowels have two forms: an independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of consonant letters. Vowel signs in Malayalam usually sit adjacent to its base consonant - below, to the left, right, or both left and right, but are always pronounced after the consonant sound.

Odia independent vowel and vowel sign Ḹ.

Ḹ (ୡ) is a vowel of the Odia abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter , via the Siddhaṃ letter ll. Like in other Indic scripts, Odia vowels have two forms: an independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of consonant letters. Vowel signs in Odia usually sit adjacent to its base consonant - below, to the left, right, or both left and right, but are always pronounced after the consonant sound. No base consonants are altered in form when adding a vowel sign, and there are no consonant+vowel ligatures in Odia.