What means
They mark four filled cells. “Octant” means a tile split into eight: two columns by four rows. Here, 2, 3, 4, and 7 are filled.
Kaypro's 1984 guide describes each screen slot as eight pixels; inverse video (swapping light and dark) added patterns. The Mattel Aquarius character set includes this tile too.
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Questions people ask
1Why does it show as a box?
It is a display-support problem: your font or app may lack the glyph. As of 2026, some terminal emulators draw these mosaics themselves; others do not.
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How to type or find
- Search it as
- pixel tile · mosaic · terminal art · kaypro
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𜵃CSS
\1CD43Linux (GNOME/GTK)
As of 2026, in supported text fields, press CtrlShiftU, type 1CD43, then press Enter.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
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HTML hex
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CSS content
content: "\1CD43";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B5%83
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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.