Left One Eighth Block Symbol

A symbol from the Line Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Line Symbols collection

Symbol: ▏
Unicode: U+258F
HTML entity: ▏
Category: Line Symbols

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47 of 62 in the line symbols collection

About the left one eighth block symbol

A member of the Block Elements range, this character represents a vertical bar occupying one eighth of the width of a full block. It is one of a series of eight partial blocks that increase in width from left to right, allowing for fine-grained visual fills or progress indicators.

Used primarily in text-based user interfaces, terminal graphics, and monospaced character art, it helps create smooth gradients or shaded columns. As a symbol rather than a formatting character, it appears inline with other text.

How to type Left One Eighth Block

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 258F then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 258F.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.