Right Half Block Symbol ▐

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Right Half Block Symbol Information

Symbol Name Right Half Block
Unicode Version 1.1 (June 1993)
Unicode U+2590
CSS Code \2590
Hex Code ▐
HTML Code ▐

Right Half Block Symbol Encoding

UTF-8 0xE2 0x96 0x90
UTF-16 0x2590
UTF-32 0x00002590


How to add right half block symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems

You can type the right half block on most modern devices with the help of following methods:

How to type right half block symbol on Microsoft Word

You can type the right half block on microsoft Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2 5 9 0
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original 2 5 9 0 is now transformed into ▐

How to type right half block symbol on Microsoft Windows

You can type the right half block on Microsoft windows using following steps:

  • Hold Alt and press to type right half block on your windows machine.

How to type right half block symbol on Mac OS

You can type the right 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 “Right 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 right half block symbol on Mac OS
    How to type right half block symbol on Mac OS

How to type right half block symbol on Linux

You can type the right 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 2 5 9 0 consecutively
  • And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

How to type right half block symbol on IOS and Android

The easiest way to type the right half block on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.


How to use right half block in CSS

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span {
content: "\2590";
}

How to type right half block in HTML

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<span>&#9616;</span>

Right Half Block symbol representation in programming languages

right half block's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

Language Representation
Rust \u{2590}
Ruby \u{2590}
Python \u2590
PHP \u{2590}
Perl "\x{2590}"
Java \u2590
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 \u{2590}
JavaScript \u2590
Go \u2590
C# \u2590
C and C++ \u2590
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e \u2590
RFC 5137 \u'2590'
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