Fact · Languages and accents
The Unicode Standard prescribes a memory representation order known as logical order, which is the order characters are stored in, separate from the order they are displayed in.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The Unicode Standard prescribes a memory representation order known as logical order”
Unicode Standard Annex #9: Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm, Unicode Consortium, Unicode Consortium, 2026, Section 1, Introduction.
Open the original- What it measures
- Logical order is the order in which characters are typed, spoken or stored. The bidirectional algorithm then produces the display order for the screen.
- What it does not show
- The standard describes how text is stored and displayed in a compliant renderer. It does not say how any particular dictation app or word processor implements the algorithm.