U+1FB02 "🬂" Block Sextant-12 Unicode Character

U+1FB02 "🬂" Block Sextant-12 is a symbol from the Symbols for Legacy Computing supplemental block, designed to represent a specific graphical configuration for terminal and early computer displays. This character depicts the lower left six of twelve possible segments in a sextant, a rectangular grid pattern used to create pixel-like block graphics on text-based screens. Unlike modern bitmap fonts, these sextant characters allow finer visual detail using only two vertical rows of three cells each, enabling the recreation of retro computer interfaces and text art. The block's inclusion in Unicode preserves historical computing aesthetics, allowing modern systems to accurately render or emulate old display technologies.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1FB02
Version Added	13.0
Name	Block Sextant-12
Block	Symbols for Legacy Computing
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🬂
HTML Hex Encoding	🬂
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0xAC 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDF02
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001FB02
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udf02

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other