U+202D "" Left-to-Right Override Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+202D "" Left-to-Right Override is an invisible control character used to force the bidirectional display of text so that all subsequent characters are treated as left-to-right, overriding any inherent directionality of the script, such as Arabic or Hebrew. It is part of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm and is typically applied in specialized digital contexts where precise text direction must be enforced, though it can pose security risks if exploited to misrepresent URLs or file names in user interfaces, as its invisible nature may hide the actual order of characters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+202D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Left-to-Right Override |
| Block | General Punctuation |
| General Category | Format |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right Override |
| Bidirectional Control | Yes |
| Alias | LRO (abbreviation) |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ‭ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ‭ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x80 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x202D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000202D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u202d |