Left Three Eighths Block Symbol

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

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Symbol: ▍
Unicode: U+258D
HTML entity: ▍
Category: Line Symbols

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About the left three eighths block symbol

In terminal emulators and plain-text interfaces, this narrow block fills the leftmost three eighths of a character cell. It belongs to the set of partial-block glyphs used for constructing progress bars, volume meters, and other visual gauges from text alone.

How to type Left Three Eighths 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 258D 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 258D.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.