What means
It specifies the filled patches in a single character cell.
In a 24 grid, parts 1, 4, 5 and 6 are filled; the digits label patches, not a number to read aloud.
Proposed in 2021 for terminal mosaics, octants refine older half-block and quadrant graphics. The supplement also collects old computer symbols and teletext, text pages sent with television broadcasts.
Part of the collection
Related characters
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Combination ideas
1Designed terminal strip: repeat the tile to extend its four-part motif across adjacent cells.
Questions people ask
1Why does it show up as a box?
Your font or terminal may lack the glyph. As of 2026, octant support still varies across terminals; unsupported characters appear as replacement boxes.
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How to type or find
- Search it as
- octant · octant block · terminal pixel · terminal art · text graphics · pixel art
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𜴰CSS
\1CD30Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𜴰
HTML hex
𜴰
CSS content
content: "\1CD30";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B4%B0
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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.