▉ is the Unicode character LEFT SEVEN EIGHTHS BLOCK, code point U+2589 (decimal 9609) in the Block Elements block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ▉, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 96 89.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2589 |
| Decimal | 9609 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 96 89 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2589 |
| UTF-32 | 00002589 |
| HTML decimal | ▉ |
| HTML hex | ▉ |
| CSS | \2589 |
| JavaScript | \u2589 |
| JSON | \u2589 |
| Python | \u2589 |
| Python by name | \N{LEFT SEVEN EIGHTHS BLOCK} |
| Java, C# | \u2589 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2589} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2589 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%96%89 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | LEFT SEVEN EIGHTHS BLOCK |
| Code point | U+2589 (decimal 9609) |
| Block | Block Elements (U+2580–U+259F) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Block Elements
- ▁ U+2581 Lower One Eighth Block
- ▂ U+2582 Lower One Quarter Block
- ▃ U+2583 Lower Three Eighths Block
- ▄ U+2584 Lower Half Block
- ▅ U+2585 Lower Five Eighths Block
- ▆ U+2586 Lower Three Quarters Block
- ▇ U+2587 Lower Seven Eighths Block
- █ U+2588 Full Block
- ▊ U+258A Left Three Quarters Block
- ▋ U+258B Left Five Eighths Block
- ▌ U+258C Left Half Block
- ▍ U+258D Left Three Eighths Block
- ▎ U+258E Left One Quarter Block
- ▏ U+258F Left One Eighth Block
- ▐ U+2590 Right Half Block
- ░ U+2591 Light Shade
All 32 characters: Block Elements.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ▉?
- Use ▉ (decimal) or ▉ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2589?
- E2 96 89 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%96%89.
- How do I write U+2589 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2589. Python: \u2589.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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