# U+202A LEFT-TO-RIGHT EMBEDDING

Invisible left-to-right embedding (LRE) control that starts a left-to-right section within bidirectional text.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+202A |
| Name | LEFT-TO-RIGHT EMBEDDING |
| Also known as | LRE |
| Block | [General Punctuation](https://unicodekit.com/block/general-punctuation) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Format (Cf) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `‪` `‪` |
| CSS | `\202A` |
| JavaScript | `\u202A` |
| UTF-8 | E2 80 AA |
| UTF-16 | 202A |

## Notes

- commonly abbreviated LRE

## Related characters

- [U+2029 PARAGRAPH SEPARATOR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2029)
- [U+202B RIGHT-TO-LEFT EMBEDDING](https://unicodekit.com/char/202B)
- [U+2028 LINE SEPARATOR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2028)
- [U+202C POP DIRECTIONAL FORMATTING](https://unicodekit.com/char/202C)
- ‧ [U+2027 HYPHENATION POINT](https://unicodekit.com/char/2027)
- [U+202D LEFT-TO-RIGHT OVERRIDE](https://unicodekit.com/char/202D)
- … [U+2026 HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS](https://unicodekit.com/char/2026)
- [U+202E RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE](https://unicodekit.com/char/202E)
- ‥ [U+2025 TWO DOT LEADER](https://unicodekit.com/char/2025)
- [U+202F NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE](https://unicodekit.com/char/202F)
- ․ [U+2024 ONE DOT LEADER](https://unicodekit.com/char/2024)
- ‰ [U+2030 PER MILLE SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/2030)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/202A · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/202A