U+258B

Left five eighths block▋

Left five eighths block is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Block Elements block, listed here under Box Drawing & Blocks. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "block", "bar", "fill", "progress".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+258B
Decimal
9611
Hex
0x258B
Octal
0o22613

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+258B
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT FIVE EIGHTHS BLOCK
DecimalBase 109611
HexadecimalBase 160x258B
OctalBase 80o22613
BinaryBase 20010010110001011
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2580–U+259FBlock Elements
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)▋
HTML entity (hex)▋
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\258B
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%96%8B

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u258B
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u258B
Python\u258B
Java / C# / Kotlin\u258B

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 96 8B
UTF-16 (BE)258B
UTF-32 (BE)0000258B

How to type Left five eighths block

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +258B with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 258B then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 258B. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left five eighths block".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 258b, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ▋ in HTML, \258B in CSS, and \u258B in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT FIVE EIGHTHS BLOCK
Block
Block Elements (U+2580–U+259F)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Block Elements block: U2580.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Left five eighths block symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ▋ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Left five eighths block?

Left five eighths block is U+258B (decimal 9611, hexadecimal 0x258B, octal 0o22613). It lives in the Block Elements block (U+2580–U+259F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Left five eighths block?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFT FIVE EIGHTHS BLOCK". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Left five eighths block?

Use ▋ or ▋. In CSS, use content: "\258B".

How do I type Left five eighths block in code?

JavaScript: "\u258B". Python: "\u258B". JSON and Java: "\u258B". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 96 8B.

Is Left five eighths block an emoji?

No. Left five eighths block is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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