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Left Half Block Symbol ▌
Left Half Block Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Left Half Block |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+258C |
| CSS Code | \258C |
| Hex Code | ▌ |
| HTML Code | ▌ |
| Symbol | ▌ |
Left Half Block Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x96 0x8C |
| UTF-16 | 0x258C |
| UTF-32 | 0x0000258C |
How to add left half block symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the left half block symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type left half block symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the left half block in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 258C
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 258C is now transformed into ▌
How to type left half block symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the left half block on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type left half block on your windows machine.
How to type left half block symbol on Mac OS
You can type the left half block on Mac OS using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
- Type "Left Half Block" in the search field at the top and press Enter
- The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text


How to type left half block symbol on Linux
You can type the left half block on Linux using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
- Press keys 258C consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type left half block symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the left half block symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use left half block in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \258C;
3 }How to use left half block in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>▌</span>Left Half Block symbol representation in programming languages
Left Half Blocksymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{258C} |
| Ruby | \u{258C} |
| Python | \u258C |
| PHP | \u{258C} |
| Perl | \x{258C} |
| Java | \u258C |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{258C} |
| JavaScript | \u258C |
| Go | \u258C |
| C# | \u258C |
| C and C++ | \u258C |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u258C |
| RFC 5137 | \u'258C' |