Are there Right-to-Left versions of unicode characters for period, exclamation mark and colon?

Question

Are there a right-to-left versions of common symmetric punctuation marks such as period «.», exclamation mark «!», colon «:»? Note that since these characters are visually symmetric, a left-to-right version should be visually the same.

For asymmetric punctuation marks like semicolon «;» there is «؛», for comma «,», there is «،» and for question mark «?» there is «؟».

Motivation: when writing texts with right-to-left characters, the visual positions of period, exclamation mark and colon occurring in the text change is some text editors. If there would be a right-to-left versions of these characters, this problem cannot arise.

Answer 1

Are there a right-to-left versions of common symmetric punctuation marks such as period «.», exclamation mark «!», colon «:»? Note that since these characters are visually symmetric, a left-to-right version should be visually the same.

As best as I'm aware, the answer to your question is no.

Motivation: when writing texts with right-to-left characters, the visual positions of period, exclamation mark and colon occurring in the text change is some text editors. If there would be a right-to-left versions of these characters, this problem cannot arise.

To solve this, try entering a right-to-left mark (RLM).

• If the punctuation is after the right-to-left text, enter the RLM after the punctuation. For example:
  • Without an RLM:
    أَنا اِسمي ...
  • With an RLM after the "...":
    أَنا اِسمي ...‏
• If the punctuation is before the right-to-left text, enter the RLM before the punctuation. For example:
  • Without an RLM:
    ...ـي
  • With an RLM before the "...":
    ‏...ـي
• If the punctuation is surrounded by right-to-left text, you shouldn't need an RLM.

How to enter the RLM will vary depending on your operating system (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_input#Hexadecimal_code_input):

• Linux
  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+u
  2. Type 200f
  3. Press Space
• Mac
  1. Press and hold down ⌥
  2. Type 200f
  3. Release ⌥
• Windows
  1. Press and hold down Alt
  2. Press + on the numeric keypad
  3. Type 200f
  4. Release Alt