This code point first appeared in version 1.1 of the Unicode® Standard and belongs to the "Block Elements" block which goes from 0x2580 to 0x259F.
You can safely add this character in your html code with the entity: ░
You can use the u+2591 copy pc button below.
Easy u+2591 copy paste:
Unicode meta-data
The following table show specific meta-data that is known about this character.The u+2591 name is light shade emoji.
| field | value |
|---|---|
| Codepoint (hex) | 2591, u2591 |
| Character age | Unicode 1.1 |
| Legacy name (Unicode 1.0) | - |
| Official name (Unicode 15.0) | LIGHT SHADE |
| resolved name | light shade |
| block | Block Elements (Block_Elements) |
| common typos | u+5291, u+9251 |
There are alternative spelling that can be found in the wild for the unicode character 2591 like u 2591, (u+2591) or u +2591. You can also find u-2591, u*2591, un+2591, u2591, u=2591 or c+2591. You can also spell it with u 2591 unicode, u plus 2591, uncode 2591 or unicode + 2591.
Its bidirectional class is "ON":Other Neutrals (All other characters, including OBJECT REPLACEMENT CHARACTER)
Glyphs and symbols in your browser
The following unicode chart presents different versions of the glyph corresponding to the unicode characters u+2591 that are available on your computer.
In order to type this character easily, you may want to download and install a unicode Block Elements keyboard.
A sample of fonts are used below to display whether the character has a glyph in this font or not.
Encodings (Unicode characters converter)
The following character table converter for +u2591 allows you to see the value of the character in different encodings
| encoding | hexadecimal | decimal | binary |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTF-8 | E2 96 91 | 14849681 | 11100010 10010110 10010001 |
| UCS2 | 91 25 | 37157 | 10010001 00100101 |
| UTF-16LE | 91 25 | 37157 | 10010001 00100101 |
| UTF-16BE | 25 91 | 9617 | 00100101 10010001 |
| UTF7 | 2B 4A 5A 45 2D | 185931023661 | 00101011 01001010 01011010 01000101 00101101 |
| UTF7-IMAP | 26 4A 5A 45 2D | 164456187181 | 00100110 01001010 01011010 01000101 00101101 |