Unicode Character "▐" (U+2590)

The character ▐ (Right Half Block) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2590. It is encoded in the Block Elements block, which belongs to the Basic Multilingual Plane. It was added to Unicode in version 1.1 (June, 1993). It is HTML encoded as ▐.

Main Unicode Properties

Name Right Half Block
Unicode Codepoint U+2590
Unicode Version 1.1 (June, 1993)
Block Block Elements
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

Bidirectional Data

Bidirectional class Other Neutral (ON)
Is mirrored? No

Other Unicode Data

Category Other Symbol
Script Code for undetermined script
Combining Class Not Reordered

U+2590 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ▐
HTML (hex) ▐
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E2%96%90
CSS \002590
JavaScript, JSON \u2590
C, C++, Java \u2590
Python \u2590
Rust \u{2590}
Ruby \u2590

How to type "▐"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 2 5 9 0. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 2 5 9 0. Release Alt.

Preview

  • ▐
    Times, Times New Roman, serif
  • ▐
    Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
  • ▐
    Courier, Courier New, monospace

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x96 0x90
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2590
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002590

References