U+1FB23 "🬣" Block Sextant-136 Unicode Character

U+1FB23 "🬣" Block Sextant-136 is a symbol in the Symbols for Legacy Computing block, representing a specific pattern used in early digital graphics and terminal displays. This character belongs to a set of 136 sextant-like block elements, which are derived from historical methods of creating raster graphics by dividing a rectangular cell into six triangular segments. The "136" in its name refers to the specific binary pattern of filled and empty sextants within the character's grid, where each of the six triangles can be either black or white, producing a distinct visual configuration. It is primarily used for retro computing emulation, technical documentation of older display systems, and precise text-based graphic rendering.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1FB23
Version Added	13.0
Name	Block Sextant-136
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 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83E 0xDF23
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001FB23
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83e\udf23

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