LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK character

Name:

LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK

Hex Number:

U+200E

Decimal Number:

8206

HTML Entity (Dec):

‎

HTML Entity (Hex):

‎

Category:

Cf (Format Character)

Bidi Class:

L (Left-to-Right)

Mirrored:

Combining Class:

Unicode Block:

General Punctuation

Plane:

Plane Code:

BMP

Plane Description:

Basic Multilingual Plane

Plane Range:

0000-FFFF

Character Preview:

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LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK is a format control character from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK is Left-to-Right (Strong). It belongs to the strong left-to-right characters..

The Left-to-Right (L) bidi class is assigned to characters that are written from left to right. This includes most alphabetic characters from Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, and other scripts that are typically written in this direction. The presence of L characters in a text influences the overall text directionality in bidirectional contexts.

Format (Cf) refers to characters that affect the formatting of text without being displayed themselves. These characters control the behavior of text in ways such as directionality, joining, and spacing, ensuring that the text appears correctly in different contexts.

This character belongs to the General Punctuation block. The General Punctuation block contains a variety of punctuation marks used across different scripts and writing systems. This block includes characters such as quotation marks, dashes, bullets, and other commonly used symbols that are essential for the correct formatting and interpretation of text in digital formats. The General Punctuation block ensures that text can be accurately punctuated and structured across various languages and writing systems..

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