Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+200E. 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+200E to binary:
00100000 00001110. 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 10000000 10001110
LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK·U+200E
Character Information
Code Point
U+200E
HEX
200E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Format
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 8E | 11100010 10000000 10001110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 0E | 00100000 00001110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 0E 20 | 00001110 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 0E | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00001110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 0E 20 00 00 | 00001110 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
‎
URI Encoded
%E2%80%8E
Description
The Unicode character U+200E, known as the Left-to-Right Mark (LRM), plays a vital role in digital typography, particularly for languages that are typically written from right to left, such as Hebrew, Arabic, and other scripts with right-to-left directionality. Its primary function is to override the default left-to-right text flow in these languages, ensuring proper display of mixed text content, including both right-to-left and left-to-right scripts. By inserting an LRM before a left-to-right script or after a right-to-left script, it enables seamless integration of different language components in a single document, making it invaluable for multilingual and translation purposes.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8206 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.