What means
It marks four filled subcells in an eight-part mosaic.
An octant splits a character cell into two columns and four rows; the name's digits identify the filled pieces. On Kaypro computers running CP/M, semigraphics tiles let programs plot pixel-like blocks in text mode.
Unicode encoded earlier block graphics in 1991 for compatibility with established computer character sets; later additions support emulators.
Part of the collection
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why is my octant character missing in the terminal?
Usually a font gap: the terminal needs Unicode 16 octant support. Cascadia Code includes these glyphs as of 2026; unsupported fonts may show a placeholder.
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How to type or find
- Search it as
- octant · octants · text graphics · terminal art
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𜵗CSS
\1CD57Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
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HTML hex
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CSS content
content: "\1CD57";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B5%97
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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.