Cursive, lowercase ell

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What is the easiest way to make a cursive, lowercase ell in LaTeX math mode?

Impressive: three answers, all the same, all within three minutes! — Joseph Wright♦, Aug 17 '10 at 19:22
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fabikw · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-17 19:21:16Z

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Simply use $\ell$

answered Aug 17 '10 at 19:21

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Joseph Wright · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-17 19:21:27Z

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Well $ \ell $

answered Aug 17 '10 at 19:21

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and +1 for using $ ... $ – Stefan Kottwitz♦ Aug 18 '10 at 0:11
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@Stefan: What's the advantage of using $ ... $? – doncherry Apr 27 '11 at 19:41
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@doncherry: Have a look at Inline math: $…$ vs. (…). – Stefan Kottwitz♦ Apr 27 '11 at 20:22

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