Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+2066. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
Where thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+2066 to binary:
00100000 01100110. Those are the payload bits.Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:
Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
11100010 10000001 10100110
LEFT-TO-RIGHT ISOLATE·U+2066
Character Information
Code Point
U+2066
HEX
2066
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Format
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 81 A6 | 11100010 10000001 10100110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 66 | 00100000 01100110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 66 20 | 01100110 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 66 | 00000000 00000000 00100000 01100110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 66 20 00 00 | 01100110 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
⁦
URI Encoded
%E2%81%A6
Description
The Unicode character U+2066, known as the Left-to-Right Isolate (LRI), is a typographical control used in digital text to influence the direction of text rendering for languages that use both right-to-left and left-to-right scripts. It plays a significant role in ensuring proper readability and coherence of mixed-direction texts, particularly in digital environments where software algorithms may struggle with understanding the inherent language rules. The LRI mark is commonly used to isolate certain elements or phrases that should be displayed in a left-to-right direction within an otherwise right-to-left text, thus ensuring proper visual presentation and comprehension for readers. This character, therefore, holds great importance in the field of digital typography and globalized communication.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8294 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.