What means
Type 1CDC8 in Word for Windows, then press AltX. This Unicode-hex route is documented for Word as of 2026.
In GNOME/GTK, press CtrlShiftU, release, type 1CDC8, and press Enter. Apple's Unicode Hex Input accepts only four hexadecimal digits, so it cannot enter a five-digit code directly. These platform input details are documented as of 2026.
What does the tile do?
It fills six of eight cells in a 2 4 mosaic tile.
Kaypro computers running CP/M (an early disk-based operating system) used octants for text-screen drawing. A 1983 Kaypro 10 guide describes each character position as eight individually addressable pixels; this exact pattern belongs to Kaypro's inverse-video block set, which swaps light and dark.
The Unicode proposal in 2021 explains “octant” by analogy with older four-part quadrant and six-part sextant mosaics. Neighboring octants can join to make finer terminal charts or pixel art.
Why can it disappear or misalign?
Font and terminal support varies.
Some fonts lack octant glyphs, so terminals may draw them themselves to keep neighboring tiles aligned. As of 2026, tested terminal emulators show different levels of coverage for this supplement.
Microsoft's 2024 Cascadia Code release added octant support.
A technical tile whose reading comes from the filled-cell pattern.
For a diagram that must display reliably, provide a fallback; some receiving fonts or terminals may not support octants.
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Questions people ask
1Why 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.
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𜷈\1CDC8Codes and encoding1 code points
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