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Upper Half Block Symbol

Upper Half Block Symbol Information

Symbol Name
Upper Half Block
Unicode Version
1.1 (June 1993)
Unicode
U+2580
CSS Code
\2580
HTML Entity
▀
Hex Code
▀
HTML Code
▀
Symbol

Upper Half Block Symbol Encoding

UTF-8
0xE2 0x96 0x80
UTF-16
0x2580
UTF-32
0x00002580

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

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

How to type upper half block symbol on Microsoft Word

You can type the upper 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 2580
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original 2580 is now transformed into

How to type upper half block symbol on Microsoft Windows

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

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

How to type upper half block symbol on Mac OS

You can type the upper 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 "Upper 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
Mac OS Character Viewer
Mac OS Character Viewer

How to type upper half block symbol on Linux

You can type the upper 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 2580 consecutively
  • And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

How to type upper half block symbol on IOS and Android

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

How to use upper half block in CSS

//CSS Example
1span { 2 content: \2580; 3 }

How to use upper half block in HTML

//HTML Example
1<span>&#9600;</span>

Upper Half Block symbol representation in programming languages

Upper Half Blocksymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

LanguageRepresentation
Rust
\u{2580}
Ruby
\u{2580}
Python
\u2580
PHP
\u{2580}
Perl
\x{2580}
Java
\u2580
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6
\u{2580}
JavaScript
\u2580
Go
\u2580
C#
\u2580
C and C++
\u2580
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e
\u2580
RFC 5137
\u'2580'