| Character | ▐ |
| Name | Right Half Block |
| Unicode Code Point | U+2590 |
| Decimal Value | 9616 |
| Hex Value | 0x2590 |
| Category | Block Elements |
| Windows Alt Code | Alt+222 |
| Word Alt+X Code | 2590 + Alt+X |
| Mac Shortcut | Not available — use copy/paste |
| HTML Entity | ▐ |
| HTML Code (Dec / Hex) | ▐ / ▐ |
| CSS Content Code | content: "\2590"; |
| JavaScript Unicode Escape | "\u{2590}" |
Right Half 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+2590 (decimal 9616), Right Half Block is the 17th 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: 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.
Hold Alt and type 222 on the numeric keypad.
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.