Also, in handwriting, 1. Idk about anyone else, but if I’m writing non-cursive, the three characters are identical (unless I realise and go back and add serifs)
The1st I recognize as U, but apparently there are 2 sizes of the 2nd. I’ll just have to remember to type tsu and not just choose itsu
Elementary and JHS Japanese kids mix them up all the time, unfortunately.
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I don’t think there’s anywhere on WK where you have to type ltsu to get っ. You should type it by doubling the following consonant, because that’s how it is pronounced.
For example, いったい is typed and pronounced ittai.
Sure, you could type iltsutai but there’s no reason to.
If you’re still having trouble distinguishing between つ and っ, try comparing it’s height to the characters next to it. That’s really the only way to tell, since they are identical in a vacuum.
いったい vs いつたい
See the difference?
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Gah!! I’ve noticed this as I have started trying to read manga. Urgh!! Stupid annoying! Lol
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Interestingly, I don’t think I’ve ever noticed it in manga.
I’ve come across it in 君の名は。
It confused the heck out of me bc it’s my first try at reading anything other than textbooks.
At first I thought it was a whole lot of vocab I didn’t know… then it’s dawned on me it’s just っ or ゃ etc. I told my Japanese partner about my discovery、feeling quite pleased with myself for figuring it out. He laughed at me. He said it’s not common in manga tho. Lol.
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Ok, now I understand what this thread is all about! Geez, I can’t believe I was so dense…thinking how in the world could you confuse いつ with つ…and why is everybody talking about the difference between a capital i and lowercase L…not that I ever type like that, but I have seen that it’s possible…
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Ah, that one got me as well! 
Just as you shouldn’t need to type “ltsu” for every っ, you don’t really need to type “tsu” either, btw. All IMEs should work with just “tu”, I do the same for “chi” (“ti”), “shi” (“si”), it saves a lot of keystrokes.
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I never type ‘tsu’. I get my butler to do it for me.
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