U+2593

Dark shade▓

Dark 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+2593
Decimal
9619
Hex
0x2593
Octal
0o22623

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2593
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0DARK SHADE
DecimalBase 109619
HexadecimalBase 160x2593
OctalBase 80o22623
BinaryBase 20010010110010011
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: "…"\2593
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%96%93

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2593
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2593
Python\u2593
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2593

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 96 93
UTF-16 (BE)2593
UTF-32 (BE)00002593

How to type Dark shade

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2593 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2593 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2593. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Dark shade".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2593, 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, \2593 in CSS, and \u2593 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
DARK 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 Dark 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 Dark shade?

Dark shade is U+2593 (decimal 9619, hexadecimal 0x2593, octal 0o22623). 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 Dark shade?

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

What is the HTML code for Dark shade?

Use ▓ or ▓. In CSS, use content: "\2593".

How do I type Dark shade in code?

JavaScript: "\u2593". Python: "\u2593". JSON and Java: "\u2593". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 96 93.

Is Dark shade an emoji?

No. Dark 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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