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Strong types

L (Left_To_Right) Any strong left-to-right character.

R (Right_To_Left) Any strong right-to-left (non-Arabic-type) character.

AL (Arabic_Letter) Any strong right-to-left (Arabic-type) character.

Weak types

EN (European_Number) Any ASCII digit or Eastern Arabic-Indic digit.

ES (European_Separator) Plus and minus signs.

ET (European_Terminator) A terminator in a numeric format context, includes currency signs.

AN (Arabic_Number) Any Arabic-Indic digit.

CS (Common_Separator) Commas, colons, and slashes.

NSM (Nonspacing_Mark) Any nonspacing mark.

BN (Boundary_Neutral) Most format characters, control codes, or noncharacters.

Neutral types

B (Paragraph_Separator) Various newline characters.

S (Segment_Separator) Various segment-related control codes.

WS (White_Space) Spaces.

ON (Other_Neutral) Most other symbols and punctuation marks.

EXplicit Formatting Types

RLE LRE PDF RLO LRO RLI LRI PDI FSI

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Updated 20 April, 2021