What means
It divides one text cell into eight graphics cells. Its digits mark the filled cells; octants combine like pixels to make semigraphics—pictures drawn from character blocks.
British teletext sent text and block pictures to televisions in the early 1970s, using related 23 mosaics. Home computers used 24 semigraphics from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s. This use continues in terminal art and legacy-text conversion.
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Questions people ask
1Why does show as an empty box?
Usually, the font lacks this glyph. Cascadia Code added octant support in a release dated April 30, 2024.
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How to type or find
- Search it as
- semigraphics · pixel · terminal · mosaic · graphics · text
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𜶟CSS
\1CD9FHow do I type this character on a computer?
As of 2026-09-28, GNOME/GTK uses CtrlShiftU, 1CD9F, Enter; Windows Word/Outlook converts 1CD9F with AltX; macOS Unicode Hex Input stops at four digits; use Character Viewer.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𜶟
HTML hex
𜶟
CSS content
content: "\1CD9F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B6%9F
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.