A dark l is a common way of referring to a velarised lateral consonant approximant. It also refers to a letter which has or currently does stand for such a sound. Many (though not all) dialects of English use a dark l before consonants other than /j/ (as in million /mɪljən/) and a clear l (non-velarised) elsewhere. Irish English is a notable exception, which uses clear l's everywhere, and some English accents use [w], [u] or [o] instead of dark l's. In IPA, it is denoted [ʟ].