U+1FB07 "🬇" Block Sextant-4 Unicode Character

U+1FB07 "🬇" Block Sextant-4 is a graphical symbol belonging to the Symbols for Legacy Computing block, specifically designed to represent a partial or segmented block pattern derived from the traditional sextant system of filling cells. This character depicts a filled lower left quadrant of a square, complementing other block elements used in pixel art, terminal emulation, or technical drawing where precise subdivision of a character cell is needed. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves historical computing and teletext conventions that relied on such blocky, low resolution graphics for constructing simple images or text based interfaces, bridging older display technologies with modern digital text standards.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1FB07
Version Added	13.0
Name	Block Sextant-4
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 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDF07
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001FB07
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udf07

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