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𜷉

block octant-234578

Block Octant-234578

In Windows Word or Outlook, type 1CDC9 then press AltX to enter this two-column, four-row mosaic tile; the method is documented as of September 2026. A terminal graphics program can combine tiles like it into charts and pixel art. The Kaypro 10 guide describes the same grid for text-cell pictures in 1983.

Text symbol

What 𜷉 means

In Windows Word, type 1CDC9 then press AltX (as of September 2026).

That enters a two-column, four-row tile with spots 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 filled. Place tiles together for terminal graphics, pixel art, or a chart.

What is this grid pattern for?

Kaypro computers used it to draw pictures inside text cells.

Each character cell held eight spots that software switched on or off, letting a program draw shapes without controlling each screen pixel. The Kaypro 10 guide documents this method in 1983. Unicode's 2021 proposal mapped the Kaypro patterns so old character data could be converted to Unicode and back with its graphics intact.

Part of the collection

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Retro Computer & Teletext Symbols

Combination ideas

Two adjoining tiles make a wider patch for a terminal graphic or pixel chart.

Questions people ask

Why does this character show as a blank box?

A blank or replacement box means your font or terminal is not drawing this character. Support varies as of September 2026; some terminal emulators draw mosaic glyphs themselves.

How to type or find 𜷉

Search it as: terminal graphics · text graphics · block mosaic · pixel art · 2x4 grid · Kaypro graphics
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 1CDC9, 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-234578”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 1cdc9, then Enter or Space.

HTML

𜷉

CSS

\1CDC9

Windows Word or Outlook

To type a Unicode octant, enter 1CDC9 then press AltX (as of September 2026).

Linux (GNOME/GTK)

Press CtrlShiftU, enter 1CDC9, then press Enter (as of September 2026).

macOS Unicode Hex Input

This built-in method stops at four hex digits, so it cannot enter this five-digit character directly (as of September 2026).

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

𜷉

HTML hex

𜷉

CSS content

content: "\1CDC9";

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

URL encoded

%F0%9C%B7%89

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

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