Right-to-Left Mark (U+200F) – Copy and Paste

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Right-to-Left Mark (U+200F) character Copy and Paste

The Right-to-Left Mark (U+200F) is an invisible Unicode control character used to enforce right-to-left (RTL) text direction. It does not appear visually but strongly affects how text is rendered when languages like Arabic, Urdu, Persian, or Hebrew are mixed with left-to-right (LTR) content such as English words or numbers.

Without proper direction control, mixed-language text can appear broken, reordered, or confusing. The Right-to-Left Mark ensures that text flows correctly from right to left without adding visible characters or spaces.

Attribute Table

AttributeDetails
UnicodeU+200F
Hex Code0x200F
HTML Entity
LaTeXNo direct command
CSS\200F
Windows Alt CodeAlt + 8207
Mac OSUse Character Viewer or copy and paste

Purpose

The primary purpose of the Right-to-Left Mark is to correct and control text direction in multilingual environments. It is widely used in web development, messaging apps, documents, and software interfaces that handle both RTL and LTR languages.

Common use cases include:

  • Displaying Arabic or Urdu text with English words
  • Fixing number and punctuation alignment in RTL text
  • Preventing text order confusion
  • Formatting multilingual user-generated content

Key Features

  • Invisible directional control: No visible output
  • RTL enforcement: Forces right-to-left text flow
  • Multilingual support: Essential for mixed scripts
  • Unicode standard: Supported across modern platforms