The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm

The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm (UAX#9) describes specifications for the positioning of characters in text containing characters flowing from right to left, such as Arabic or Hebrew.

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These blog posts were written by Sharon Correll:

• The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm: a gentle introduction

• The Bidi Algorithm, Part 2: Paragraph direction and flow

• The Bidi Algorithm, Part 3: Directionality codes

• The Bidi Algorithm, Part 4: Mirroring

• The Bidi Algorithm, Part 5: Overrides and embedding

Unicode

• Unicode Webinar on Bidirectional Text: Part 1, The Basics of Bidi — Presentation by Richard Ishida, Questions and Answers by Roozbeh Pournader and Richard Ishida

• Unicode Webinar on Bidirectional Text (Part 2): Delving into Bidi — This second Bidi event gives three bidi experts an opportunity to share more information, including on UI, as well as answer more user specific questions.