What means
A low-resolution tile for drawing with text.
“Octant” means one of eight cells inside a character cell; this one fills cells 4 and 8. A Kaypro 10 guide from 1983 explains the 24 pixel method; later mapping tables identify this shape as Kaypro's normal-display code C4.
The Unicode proposal in 2021 included these legacy patterns to preserve old character data and support emulators. In fixed-width text, neighboring octants build larger pictures.
Part of the collection
Questions people ask
1Why does show as a box?
The font may not contain the glyph. As of 2026, unsupported characters can appear as a box, blank space, or fallback mark; the encoded text is unchanged.
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How to type or find
- Search it as
- kaypro graphics · cp/m graphics · text graphics · 2×4 graphics
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𜵸CSS
\1CD78Word for Windows
Type 1CD78, then press AltX. As of 2026, Word converts the hexadecimal code.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𜵸
HTML hex
𜵸
CSS content
content: "\1CD78";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B5%B8
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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.