Bidirectional Class - Right To Left Embedding

Unicode Version 18.0

Right To Left Embedding is a directional formatting character that forces all subsequent text on the line to be treated as right-to-left, overriding the implicit bidirectional algorithm. It acts like a strong left-to-right counterpart but in reverse, creating an isolated embedding whose content is rendered right-to-left, while the surrounding text maintains its original direction. This is typically used to wrap a segment of Arabic or Hebrew text within a left-to-right context, ensuring that punctuation and neutral characters are resolved correctly. The embedding is ended by a corresponding pop directional formatting character, which restores the previous directional state, allowing nested or sequential overrides without permanently altering the text flow.

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