U+2598 "▘" Quadrant Upper Left Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2598 "▘" Quadrant Upper Left is a block element symbol that represents the upper left quarter of a square, forming part of a set of four quadrant characters designed for creating pixelated or mosaic style graphics in text based environments. Used primarily in terminal interfaces, ASCII art, and early computing font rendering, it allows for finer granularity than full block characters by filling only that specific corner of the character cell. When combined with its counterparts for the upper right, lower left, and lower right quadrants, it enables the display of simple shapes, smooth edges, or low resolution images within monospaced text systems.
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General Properties
Code Point
U+2598
Name
Quadrant Upper Left
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
▘
HTML Hex Encoding
▘
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x96 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2598
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002598
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2598
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common