# U+2068 FIRST STRONG ISOLATE

Invisible first strong isolate (FSI) control that isolates text and sets its direction from its first strong letter.

| | |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+2068 |
| Name | FIRST STRONG ISOLATE |
| Also known as | FSI |
| Block | [General Punctuation](https://unicodekit.com/block/general-punctuation) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Format (Cf) |
| Unicode version | 6.3 |
| HTML | `⁨` `⁨` |
| CSS | `\2068` |
| JavaScript | `\u2068` |
| UTF-8 | E2 81 A8 |
| UTF-16 | 2068 |

## Notes

- commonly abbreviated FSI

## Related characters

- [U+2067 RIGHT-TO-LEFT ISOLATE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2067)
- [U+2069 POP DIRECTIONAL ISOLATE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2069)
- [U+2066 LEFT-TO-RIGHT ISOLATE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2066)
- [U+206A INHIBIT SYMMETRIC SWAPPING](https://unicodekit.com/char/206A)
- [U+206B ACTIVATE SYMMETRIC SWAPPING](https://unicodekit.com/char/206B)
- [U+2064 INVISIBLE PLUS](https://unicodekit.com/char/2064)
- [U+206C INHIBIT ARABIC FORM SHAPING](https://unicodekit.com/char/206C)
- [U+2063 INVISIBLE SEPARATOR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2063)
- [U+206D ACTIVATE ARABIC FORM SHAPING](https://unicodekit.com/char/206D)
- [U+2062 INVISIBLE TIMES](https://unicodekit.com/char/2062)
- [U+206E NATIONAL DIGIT SHAPES](https://unicodekit.com/char/206E)
- [U+2061 FUNCTION APPLICATION](https://unicodekit.com/char/2061)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/2068 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/2068