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𜴸

block octant-127

Block Octant-127

𜴸 is a pixel tile: three squares filled in a 24 grid. Kaypro text screens used semigraphics—block mosaics inside text cells—for rough graphics in the early 1980s; Unicode’s octants extend the older quadrant and sextant mosaic idea.

Text symbol

What 𜴸 means

It marks three squares inside one text cell. In the 24 mosaic, “127” names its filled positions; neighboring tiles combine into rough drawings.

Why does it show as a blank box?

The selected font may lack its glyph. If it appears as a blank box, use a font that aligns neighboring tiles on the same 24 grid.

Part of the collection

🬀

Retro Computer & Teletext Symbols

Questions people ask

Why does 𜴸 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type or find 𜴸

Search it as: semigraphics · pseudographics · mosaic · pixel · kaypro · octant
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 1CD38, then AltX to get 𜴸.

Windows

⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).

macOS

⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “block octant-127”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 1cd38, then Enter or Space.

HTML

𜴸

CSS

\1CD38

Word for Windows

As of 2026, type 1CD38 and press AltX. If it follows other text, select only the five hex digits first.

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

𜴸

HTML hex

𜴸

CSS content

content: "\1CD38";

Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.

URL encoded

%F0%9C%B4%B8

On screen

Code points

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UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

Legacy computing935 symbols

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