LRM Left-To-Right Mark Symbol: Copy & Paste

Unicode information

NameLeft-To-Right Mark

Unicode nameLEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK

Code pointU+200E

HTML decimal‎

HTML hex‎

CSS\200e

JavaScript\u200E

CategoryInvisible Characters

Unicode17.0

Meaning of LRM Left-To-Right Mark

The LRM character is listed as Left-To-Right Mark in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is LEFT-TO-RIGHT MARK. It is a Unicode spacing or formatting character that may have no visible shape but can affect spacing, joining or text processing.

Common uses

Spacing and character-joining control.
Typography, internationalization and text processing.
Inspect or insert invisible characters by Unicode code point.

How to type LRM on Windows, Mac and mobile

Windows

The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste LRM. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for Left-To-Right Mark, then double-click it to insert the character.

Microsoft Word

Type 200E without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into LRM. You can also use Insert → Symbol.

Google Docs

Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste LRM directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.

iPhone / iPad

iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy LRM from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.

Android

Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy LRM from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.

Linux

In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 200e, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste LRM.

Web and programming codes

Copy the representation you need for HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Python. For emoji sequences, SymbolDex includes every code point in the correct order.

HTML decimal‎

HTML hex‎

CSS content\200e

JavaScript\u200E

Python\u200E

Unicode textLRM

Usage examples

LRM — Left-To-Right Mark

Unicode: U+200E

HTML: ‎