Medium Shade Symbol

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

Line Symbols collection

Symbol: ▒
Unicode: U+2592
HTML entity: ▒
Category: Line Symbols

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About the medium shade symbol

The medium shade character is one of a set of block-element symbols that fill a square with a halftone pattern, here a balanced mid-density that sits between the light and dark shades. It is employed in text-based user interfaces and terminal graphics to create gradients, textures, or shadow effects within the constraints of fixed-width character grids.

How to type Medium 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 2592 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 2592.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.