What means
It turns text cells into building blocks for pictures.
An octant is a 24 pixel grid inside a text cell. Japan’s NEC PC-8001 used this semigraphics method in 1979; a 1984 Kaypro 10 guide describes switching cells on or off to draw.
This pattern fills cells 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, leaving 1 and 7 open. Adjacent tiles make a mosaic. Unicode preserves the family for emulators and old files; as of September 2026, terminal demos also use octants for pixel art and charts.
Part of the collection
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does this symbol show as a blank box?
The selected font or app may not include its glyph. Choose one with octant support.
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How to type or find
- Search it as
- octant · block mosaic · text graphics · terminal graphics · semigraphics · pixel art
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𜶪CSS
\1CDAAWord for Microsoft 365
As of September 2026, type 1CDAA then press AltX; select just the code first if it follows another character.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
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HTML hex
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CSS content
content: "\1CDAA";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B6%AA
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On screen
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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.