U+200E

Left-to-right mark

Left-to-right mark is a monochrome text character from the Unicode General Punctuation block, listed here under Invisible & Spacing. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "invisible", "direction", "bidi", "hidden".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+200E
Decimal
8206
Hex
0x200E
Octal
0o20016

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+200E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK
DecimalBase 108206
HexadecimalBase 160x200E
OctalBase 80o20016
BinaryBase 20010000000001110
General categoryOther, formatCf
Unicode blockU+2000–U+206FGeneral Punctuation
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)‎
HTML entity (hex)‎
HTML entity (named)‎
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\200E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%8E

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u200E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u200E
Python\u200E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u200E

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 80 8E
UTF-16 (BE)200E
UTF-32 (BE)0000200E

How to type Left-to-right mark

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +200E with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 200E then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 200E. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left-to-right mark".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 200e, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ‎ in HTML, \200E in CSS, and \u200E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK
Block
General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)
General category
Cf — Other, format

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the General Punctuation block: U2000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Left-to-right mark symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select Left-to-right mark and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Left-to-right mark?

Left-to-right mark is U+200E (decimal 8206, hexadecimal 0x200E, octal 0o20016). It lives in the General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Left-to-right mark?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK". Its General_Category is Cf (Other, format).

What is the HTML code for Left-to-right mark?

Use ‎ or ‎, or the named entity ‎. In CSS, use content: "\200E".

How do I type Left-to-right mark in code?

JavaScript: "\u200E". Python: "\u200E". JSON and Java: "\u200E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 8E.

Is Left-to-right mark an emoji?

No. Left-to-right mark is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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