Full Block

Unicode U+2588 · Category: Block Elements
Character
NameFull Block
Unicode Code PointU+2588
Decimal Value9608
Hex Value0x2588
CategoryBlock Elements
Windows Alt CodeAlt+219
Word Alt+X Code2588 + Alt+X
Mac ShortcutNot available — use copy/paste
HTML Entity█
HTML Code (Dec / Hex)█ / █
CSS Content Codecontent: "\2588";
JavaScript Unicode Escape"\u{2588}"

About Full Block

Full Block is a solid or partially-filled block character used to build simple bar charts, progress indicators, or shading effects directly in plain text — a technique still popular in terminal dashboards and ASCII art today.

Unicode block: Block Elements (U+2580–U+259F). Block Elements provide solid and partial rectangular blocks (half-shaded, quarter-shaded, etc.) originally used for simple bar charts, shading, and pseudo-graphics in text-mode computing environments.

At Unicode code point U+2588 (decimal 9608), Full Block is the 9th of 32 characters cataloged in this category on How To Type Any Symbol. In terms of typing methods, it has a documented Windows Alt code, though no dedicated single-key Mac shortcut — Mac users generally rely on copy-paste for it. Regardless of platform, clicking the copy button above places the exact character on your clipboard, ready to paste into any application that accepts Unicode text.

💡 Good to know: Rendering is most consistent in monospace fonts — proportional fonts may misalign block elements when used side by side.

How to Type Full Block

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Windows

Hold Alt and type 219 on the numeric keypad.

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Mac

No dedicated shortcut — click the copy button above and paste with Cmd+V.

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Copy & Paste

Click the symbol above to copy it, then paste anywhere — works on every device and OS.

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Web / HTML

Use the entity █ in your HTML.

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