Quadrant Lower Left Symbol

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

Symbol: ▖
Unicode: U+2596
HTML entity: ▖
Category: Line Symbols

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About the quadrant lower left symbol

Part of the Block Elements set, this character fills the lower-left quarter of its character cell. The remaining three quarters are left empty, creating a simple L-shaped solid form against the background. It is one of several quadrant blocks used for building pixel-like graphics from standard text characters, particularly in terminal interfaces or plain-text diagrams where individual cell subdivisions are needed.

How to type Quadrant Lower Left

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

Windows

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In Word / Outlook: type 2596 then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 2596.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.