U+2592

Medium shade▒

Medium shade 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", "shade", "fill", "pattern".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2592
Decimal
9618
Hex
0x2592
Octal
0o22622

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2592
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0MEDIUM SHADE
DecimalBase 109618
HexadecimalBase 160x2592
OctalBase 80o22622
BinaryBase 20010010110010010
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: "…"\2592
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%96%92

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2592
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2592
Python\u2592
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2592

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 96 92
UTF-16 (BE)2592
UTF-32 (BE)00002592

How to type Medium shade

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2592 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2592 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2592. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Medium shade".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2592, 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, \2592 in CSS, and \u2592 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
MEDIUM SHADE
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 Medium shade 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 Medium shade?

Medium shade is U+2592 (decimal 9618, hexadecimal 0x2592, octal 0o22622). 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 Medium shade?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "MEDIUM SHADE". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Medium shade?

Use ▒ or ▒. In CSS, use content: "\2592".

How do I type Medium shade in code?

JavaScript: "\u2592". Python: "\u2592". JSON and Java: "\u2592". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 96 92.

Is Medium shade an emoji?

No. Medium shade 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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