Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character has the Unicode code point U+202E. 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+202E to binary:
00100000 00101110. 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 10101110
RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE·U+202E
Character Information
Code Point
U+202E
HEX
202E
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Format
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E2 80 AE | 11100010 10000000 10101110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 20 2E | 00100000 00101110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2E 20 | 00101110 00100000 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 20 2E | 00000000 00000000 00100000 00101110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2E 20 00 00 | 00101110 00100000 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
‮
URI Encoded
%E2%80%AE
Description
The Unicode character U+202E, known as the Right-to-Left Override (RLO), plays a significant role in digital typography, particularly for languages that use right-to-left (RTL) scripts such as Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian. This crucial control character is used to influence the directionality of text within a paragraph or a line, enabling mixed-language texts containing both left-to-right (LTR) and RTL scripts to be properly formatted in a single string. By applying U+202E at the beginning of an RTL script, it overrides the inherent LTR directionality of the text that follows, allowing for the seamless integration of RTL scripts within predominantly LTR environments without causing visual confusion or disruption to the reader's experience. As a result, U+202E is an essential tool in digital typography, ensuring accurate and accessible communication across diverse linguistic and cultural contexts.
How to type the symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8238 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.