What means
Two of the eight mini-blocks are filled. Those are parts 4 and 7; this glyph is one tile in a larger picture.
Kaypro semigraphics used 2×4 text cells like pixels for low-resolution drawings. The 1983 Kaypro 10 guide documents this method; the old reverse-graphics code for this pattern was FB, not its Unicode input value.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1CD3D, then Alt+X 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-47”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1cd3d, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𜴽CSS
\1CD3DGNOME/GTK
As of 2026, press Ctrl+Shift+U, release the keys, type 1CD3D, then Enter in a GTK text field.
Word for Windows
As of 2026, type 1CD3D in Word and press Alt+X to insert the character.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𜴽
HTML hex
𜴽
CSS content
content: "\1CD3D";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B4%BD
1
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.