Light Shade Symbol

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

Symbol: ░
Unicode: U+2591
HTML entity: ░
Category: Line Symbols

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transparent background

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49 of 62 in the line symbols collection

About the light shade symbol

In terminal emulators and older text-based interfaces, this character creates a faint, partially transparent background by filling a cell with a sparse pattern of dots. It is part of the Block Elements set, which provides a range of shading levels for building simple graphics or simulating gray tones in environments limited to monospaced text. The light shade is the lightest of three such characters, offering a subtle visual texture rather than solid color.

How to type Light Shade

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 2591 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 2591.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.