First Strong Isolate Symbol
(First Strong Isolate) is a Unicode punctuation mark used to control bidirectional text isolation.
U+2068
The character is named FIRST STRONG ISOLATE (U+2068). It helps manage how text is interpreted and displayed in bidirectional contexts. Use it when you need a portion of text to be isolated for correct left-to-right or right-to-left rendering.
First Strong Isolate Symbol Meaning
(U+2068), “FIRST STRONG ISOLATE,” is a Unicode punctuation character designed for bidirectional (bidi) text handling. It isolates a segment of text so that its directionality is determined by the first strongly directional character inside the segment. This can prevent surrounding text from influencing the internal layout, which is especially useful when mixing languages such as Arabic/Hebrew with left-to-right scripts or embedding mixed-direction strings in the same line. Visually, the symbol itself may be invisible, but its effect is on how browsers, editors, and text engines order and render characters.
Common uses
- •Isolating a mixed-direction phrase to keep its internal order stable in bidi text
- •Embedding Arabic/Hebrew snippets inside otherwise left-to-right user interface strings
- •Controlling how punctuation and numbers are displayed when direction changes within a line
- •Writing safer multilingual content for web pages and editors that process bidi text
- •Preparing strings for UI frameworks that handle bidirectional rendering differently
Examples
First Strong Isolate
- English text مرحبا 123 more English
- Email reference: user@example.com and then notes
- Product label: عرض 20% limited time
- Mixed sentence: Start שלום world end
- Chat message: (abc) אבג done
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2068 | |
| HTML Entity | ⁨ | |
| HTML Code | ⁨ | |
| CSS | \2068 |
FAQ
What does do in text?
(FIRST STRONG ISOLATE, U+2068) isolates a section of bidi text so its direction is determined by the first strong directional character within that section.
Is the character visible?
Usually it won’t appear like a visible glyph in normal text rendering; its impact is on how text is ordered and displayed in bidirectional contexts.
Where is it commonly used?
It’s used in web pages, editors, and applications when mixing left-to-right and right-to-left scripts and you need the mixed segment to render correctly.
How do I copy it reliably in code?
You can copy the character directly as , or use the Unicode escapes: HTML ⁨ or CSS \\2068 or JavaScript \\u{2068}.