Dark shade

▓ is the Unicode character “DARK SHADE” (U+2593). It belongs to the Block Elements block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

▓ codes

UnicodeCode point U+2593
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ▓
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ▓
CSSFor the CSS content property \2593
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u2593
PythonEscape in Python strings \u2593
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%96%93
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 96 93
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 2593
Alt codeWindows, number pad Alt + 178

How to type ▓

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Hold Alt and type 178 on the number pad (Num Lock on), then let go of Alt.

In Microsoft Word, type 2593 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “dark shade”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+2593. Every format is on the dark shade page.

About ▓

Unicode name
DARK SHADE
Code point
U+2593 (9619)
Block
Block Elements
Category
Other Symbol
Unicode version
1.1