▓ is the Unicode character DARK SHADE, code point U+2593 (decimal 9619) in the Block Elements block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ▓, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 96 93.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2593 |
| Decimal | 9619 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 96 93 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2593 |
| UTF-32 | 00002593 |
| HTML decimal | ▓ |
| HTML hex | ▓ |
| HTML named | ▓ |
| CSS | \2593 |
| JavaScript | \u2593 |
| JSON | \u2593 |
| Python | \u2593 |
| Python by name | \N{DARK SHADE} |
| Java, C# | \u2593 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2593} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2593 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%96%93 |
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 | DARK SHADE |
| Code point | U+2593 (decimal 9619) |
| 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+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
- ▒ U+2592 Medium Shade
- ▔ U+2594 Upper One Eighth Block
- ▕ U+2595 Right One Eighth Block
- ▖ U+2596 Quadrant Lower Left
- ▗ U+2597 Quadrant Lower Right
- ▘ U+2598 Quadrant Upper Left
- ▙ U+2599 Quadrant Upper Left And Lower Left And Lower Right
- ▚ U+259A Quadrant Upper Left And Lower Right
- ▛ U+259B Quadrant Upper Left And Upper Right And Lower Left
All 32 characters: Block Elements.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ▓?
- Use the named entity ▓, or ▓ (decimal) or ▓ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2593?
- E2 96 93 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%96%93.
- How do I write U+2593 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2593. Python: \u2593.
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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