Left half block
▌ is the Unicode character “LEFT HALF BLOCK” (U+258C). 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+258C |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | ▌ |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | ▌ |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \258C |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u258C |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u258C |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %E2%96%8C |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | E2 96 8C |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 258C |
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| Alt codeWindows, number pad | Alt + 221 |
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 221 on the number pad (Num Lock on), then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word, type 258C and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “left half block”.
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).
About ▌
- Unicode name
- LEFT HALF BLOCK
- Code point
- U+258C (9612)
- Block
- Block Elements
- Category
- Other Symbol
- Unicode version
- 1.1