U+1FB08 "🬈" Block Sextant-14 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

🬈
Source: Noto Sans Symbols 2 Source: Browser Default

U+1FB08 "🬈" Block Sextant-14 is a graphic symbol from the Symbols for Legacy Computing supplement block, originally intended for representing the filled upper right half of a six-part segmented block pattern, akin to a sextant or divided square. This character is part of a set of 64 sextant blocks that allow for fine-grained visual subdivisions of a 2x3 grid, enabling the display of crude bitmap-like graphics in terminal or text environments. While rarely used in modern contexts, it serves as a remnant of early computing and teletext systems where non-standard characters were employed to create simple pictorial representations within the constraints of monospaced fonts.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
🬈
HTML Hex Encoding
🬈
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9F 0xAC 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD83E 0xDF08
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001FB08
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud83e\udf08