What means
The gaps preserve teletext’s separated-graphics mode. Teletext began in the early 1970s in the United Kingdom, broadcasting text pages and simple block pictures to televisions.
Each character cell holds six smaller blocks. Separated mode leaves narrow gaps around selected blocks; contiguous mode joins them. A Unicode proposal in 2021 requested separate characters so software and emulators could preserve both layouts.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions 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 1CE65, 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 “separated block sextant-135”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1ce65, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𜹥CSS
\1CE65How to type in Word
In Word for Microsoft 365 or Word 2016, 2019, 2021, or 2024, type 1CE65; press Alt+X. If hex digits precede it, select the code first.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𜹥
HTML hex
𜹥
CSS content
content: "\1CE65";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9C%B9%A5
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.