| Character | ▍ |
| Name | Left Three Eighths Block |
| Unicode Code Point | U+258D |
| Decimal Value | 9613 |
| Hex Value | 0x258D |
| Category | Block Elements |
| Windows Alt Code | Not available — use copy/paste |
| Word Alt+X Code | 258D + Alt+X |
| Mac Shortcut | Not available — use copy/paste |
| HTML Entity | ▍ |
| HTML Code (Dec / Hex) | ▍ / ▍ |
| CSS Content Code | content: "\258D"; |
| JavaScript Unicode Escape | "\u{258D}" |
Left Three Eighths 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+258D (decimal 9613), Left Three Eighths Block is the 14th of 32 characters cataloged in this category on How To Type Any Symbol. In terms of typing methods, like most characters outside the 0–255 legacy codepage range, it has no dedicated Alt-code or single-key shortcut on Windows or Mac, so copy-paste is the standard, universal method for typing 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: Screen readers typically announce this as a generic "block" symbol, offering little semantic value — avoid relying on it to convey information that must be accessible.
No alt code available — click the copy button above and paste with Ctrl+V.
No dedicated shortcut — click the copy button above and paste with Cmd+V.
Click the symbol above to copy it, then paste anywhere — works on every device and OS.
Use the entity ▍ in your HTML.
Windows does not have an Alt code for Left Three Eighths Block. Copy ▍ from this page and paste it with Ctrl+V.
There is no dedicated Mac shortcut for Left Three Eighths Block. Copy ▍ from this page and paste it with Command+V.
Left Three Eighths Block (▍) is Unicode U+258D, decimal 9613.
Use the HTML entity ▍, or the numeric code ▍ (hex ▍).