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𜶰

block octant-1378

Block Octant-1378

In Word or Outlook, type 1CDB0 and press AltX to enter it. It fills octants 1, 3, 7, and 8 of a 2-column by 4-row cell; neighboring octants make terminal graphics, pictures on a command-window text grid. Kaypro computers used 24 block mosaics for text-screen drawings by 1984. Earlier 22 quadrants and 23 sextants split cells into four and six parts; display depends on software support.

Text symbol

What 𜶰 means

𜶰 is the block octant-1378. Unicode classifies it as an “other symbol” — Unicode's shelf for signs that are neither maths, money nor punctuation and files it in the Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement block; this site shelves it under Lines & boxes.

Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.

How it is encoded

𜶰 is a single code point, U1CDB0. In HTML that is 𜶰, and in CSS \1CDB0.

Part of the collection

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Retro Computer & Teletext Symbols

Questions people ask

Why does this symbol appear as a box?

A missing-glyph box usually means the font or terminal cannot display the octant. As of September 2026, tracked terminal-emulator support for block mosaics remains uneven; some terminals draw them, while others rely on font coverage. Use a font or terminal with octant support.

How to type or find 𜶰

Search it as: terminal graphics · terminal art · text graphics · pixel art · kaypro graphics · block mosaic
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 1CDB0, 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-1378”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 1cdb0, then Enter or Space.

HTML

𜶰

CSS

\1CDB0

Word or Outlook

Enter 1CDB0, then press AltX. As of September 2026, some French- and German-language Word editions use AltC instead.

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

𜶰

HTML hex

𜶰

CSS content

content: "\1CDB0";

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

URL encoded

%F0%9C%B6%B0

On screen

Code points

JS .length

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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