U+200F

Right-to-left mark

Right-to-left 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+200F
Decimal
8207
Hex
0x200F
Octal
0o20017

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+200F
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK
DecimalBase 108207
HexadecimalBase 160x200F
OctalBase 80o20017
BinaryBase 20010000000001111
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: "…"\200F
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%8F

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u200F
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u200F
Python\u200F
Java / C# / Kotlin\u200F

Byte encodings

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

How to type Right-to-left mark

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 200f, 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, \200F in CSS, and \u200F in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RIGHT-TO-LEFT 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 Right-to-left mark symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select Right-to-left 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 Right-to-left mark?

Right-to-left mark is U+200F (decimal 8207, hexadecimal 0x200F, octal 0o20017). 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 Right-to-left mark?

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

What is the HTML code for Right-to-left mark?

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

How do I type Right-to-left mark in code?

JavaScript: "\u200F". Python: "\u200F". JSON and Java: "\u200F". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 8F.

Is Right-to-left mark an emoji?

No. Right-to-left 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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