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Light Shade Symbol ░
Light Shade Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Light Shade |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+2591 |
| CSS Code | \2591 |
| HTML Entity | ░ |
| Hex Code | ░ |
| HTML Code | ░ |
| Symbol | ░ |
Light Shade Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x96 0x91 |
| UTF-16 | 0x2591 |
| UTF-32 | 0x00002591 |
How to add light shade symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the light shade symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type light shade symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the light shade in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2591
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 2591 is now transformed into ░
How to type light shade symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the light shade on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type light shade on your windows machine.
How to type light shade symbol on Mac OS
You can type the light shade 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 "Light Shade" 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 light shade symbol on Linux
You can type the light shade 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 2591 consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type light shade symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the light shade symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use light shade in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \2591;
3 }How to use light shade in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>░</span>Light Shade symbol representation in programming languages
Light Shadesymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{2591} |
| Ruby | \u{2591} |
| Python | \u2591 |
| PHP | \u{2591} |
| Perl | \x{2591} |
| Java | \u2591 |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{2591} |
| JavaScript | \u2591 |
| Go | \u2591 |
| C# | \u2591 |
| C and C++ | \u2591 |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u2591 |
| RFC 5137 | \u'2591' |