L Lawliet is a fictional detective from the Death Note manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. He is presented as about 24 or 25 in the main story, an eccentric international consultant who never shows his face and works through his handler Watari. He was raised at Wammy's House, where he was the standard the other children wanted to surpass.

He is known for hunting Kira, a serial killer who is secretly the high school genius Light Yagami. L does not frame his work as justice. He says solving difficult cases is his hobby, he only takes cases that interest him, and he hates losing. He believes there is no heaven or hell and that death is equal for everyone.

The people who end up texting L tend to enjoy puzzles, want a blunt answer, or like a con