U+202A LEFT-TO-RIGHT EMBEDDING

General Punctuation · Format

NameLEFT-TO-RIGHT EMBEDDING
Code pointU+202A
Decimal8234
BlockGeneral Punctuation
CategoryFormat (Cf)
UTF-8E2 80 AA
UTF-16202A
UTF-320000202A
HTML‪ ‪
CSS\202A
JavaScript\u202A
Python\u202a
URL-encoded%E2%80%AA

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+202A?

U+202A is officially named LEFT-TO-RIGHT EMBEDDING. It belongs to the General Punctuation block and the category Format.

How do I type U+202A?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 202A, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 202a, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 202A. Or simply copy it from this page.

How do I write U+202A in HTML?

As a numeric character reference ‪ (decimal) or ‪ (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly.

How is U+202A encoded in UTF-8?

In UTF-8 the character takes 3 bytes: E2 80 AA. In UTF-16: 202A.

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