What means
One cell in a larger pixel-art picture.
An octant divides a character cell into two columns and four rows. Its name marks the filled parts; neighboring tiles complete the image.
Why were octant blocks made?
They let computers draw on text grids.
Kaypro CP/M computers had 24 semigraphics: programs plotted pictures by switching cells on or off. Unicode's block graphics began in 1991 for compatibility; quadrant, sextant and octant tiles split cells into four, six or eight parts.
Part of the collection
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does block octant 28 show as a box in a terminal?
It depends. As of 2026, terminal support varies: some draw these characters themselves; others need a font with the glyph or show a missing-character box.
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How to type or find
- Search it as
- pixel art · text graphics · terminal graphics · 2x4 block · semigraphics · block mosaic
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𜵲CSS
\1CD72Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𜵲
HTML hex
𜵲
CSS content
content: "\1CD72";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B5%B2
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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.