U+202E · inspector action: review
Right-to-Left Override (U+202E)
U+202E RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE is a bidirectional control that flips the rendering direction of all following text until the paragraph ends or the override is cancelled. The characters themselves do not change — only what you see does. That gap between logical order and visible order is what attackers exploit.
How it is abused
- Filename spoofing: an executable can display as `photo.jpg` while its real name ends in an executable extension — the RLO reverses what you see, not what the operating system runs.
- Trojan Source: bidi controls hidden inside source code can make reviewed code render differently from what the compiler executes.
- Chat and UI spoofing: messages, prices, or code snippets can render in an order that differs from their logical content.
Legitimate uses
RLO exists to embed right-to-left quotations or names inside left-to-right text without relying on the full bidirectional algorithm. It is uncommon; treat any occurrence in filenames, code, or URLs as worth reviewing.
Detect it locally
The AIPwn AI Detector inspects pasted text for this mark and its siblings entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded. The inspector reports the code point, count, and position, and treats this mark as an observation to review, not an automatic verdict.