Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+202B. 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+202B to binary:
00100000 00101011. 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 10101011
RIGHT-TO-LEFT EMBEDDING·U+202B
Character Information
Code Point
U+202B
HEX
202B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Format
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 AB | 11100010 10000000 10101011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 2B | 00100000 00101011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2B 20 | 00101011 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 2B | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00101011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2B 20 00 00 | 00101011 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
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URI Encoded
%E2%80%AB
Description
The character U+202B, known as RIGHT-TO-LEFT EMBEDDING (RLE), plays a crucial role in typography for languages that are written from right to left, such as Arabic, Hebrew, and other scripts. Its primary purpose is to influence the directionality of text within a digital document or webpage. In HTML and related markup languages, it can be used as an inline element to embed right-to-left text within a larger left-to-right context. This ensures that readers can correctly interpret and navigate multidirectional texts in various digital environments, thus promoting greater accessibility and comprehension for users of these scripts. The RLE character is essential for accurate rendering and proper layout of multilingual documents that include right-to-left languages.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8235 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.