What means
It supplied one cell in an oversized terminal letter. HP’s Large character set drew headline-size text by arranging nine pieces in a 33 grid. A 1975 HP character-generation guide maps this shape to item 29 in the Large set.
In Microsoft Word for Windows, type 1CE40 and press Alt+X; this Unicode-hex route is documented as of 2026. If it displays as an empty box, choose a font that includes the character.
Technical and archival: it names one component of a computer-terminal font.
Part of the collection
Related characters
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Large Type Piece Crossbar
A plain crossbar from the same HP Large character set; this piece adds an upper stem.
Large Type Piece Crossbar With Lower Stem
Another HP Large piece has a crossbar with a lower stem, pointing the stem in the opposite direction.
Large Type Piece Stem With Crossbar
This separate HP Large piece combines a stem and crossbar; it is part of the same set, not an interchangeable form.
Questions people ask
1Why does this character show up as a box?
Usually, the font lacks a glyph for this character. As of 2026, Word guidance is to choose a font that includes it; the stored text character remains the same.
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␀Symbol For Null
␁Symbol For Start Of Heading
␂Symbol For Start Of Text
␃Symbol For End Of Text
␄Symbol For End Of TransmissionHow to type or find
- Search it as
- hp 2640 · hp 264x · hp large type · large character set · terminal font · terminal headline · big terminal letters
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
macOS
HTML
𜹀CSS
\1CE40Microsoft Word for Windows
Type
1CE40, then press Alt+X (documented as of 2026).Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
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HTML hex
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CSS content
content: "\1CE40";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B9%80
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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.