U+2586 "▆" Lower Three Quarters Block Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2586 "▆" Lower Three Quarters Block is a graphic symbol that represents a rectangular block filled from the bottom up to three quarters of its height, leaving the top quarter empty. It belongs to the Block Elements range, which provides standardized shapes for creating simple visual representations such as progress bars, text-based charts, or terminal interfaces. Often used in combination with other block characters like U+2580 (Upper Half Block) and U+2588 (Full Block), this character allows for precise shading and proportional fill effects in plain text environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2586 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lower Three Quarters Block |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Lower Three Quarter Block |
| Block | Block Elements |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ▆ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ▆ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x96 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2586 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002586 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2586 |