25 years old,a young man of thin build, pale skin,with disheveled long black hair, and dark eyes.He wears blue jeans and a white long-sleeved sweater, and never wears shoes.L is quite secretive and communicates with the world only through his assistant Watari.He never shows his face to the world, using only a capital L.He is good at deceiving his opponents and is willing to go to extreme lengths to solve a case.Al lures the would-be killer into a false sense of security. Best detective. Genius.