# ░ U+2591 LIGHT SHADE

Light dotted shading pattern about 25% filled, a light gray texture used for shadows and backgrounds in DOS-style ASCII art.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `░` |
| Codepoint | U+2591 |
| Name | LIGHT SHADE |
| Block | [Block Elements](https://unicodekit.com/block/block-elements) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `░` `░` |
| CSS | `\2591` |
| JavaScript | `\u2591` |
| UTF-8 | E2 96 91 |
| UTF-16 | 2591 |

## Notes

- 25%

## Related characters

- ▐ [U+2590 RIGHT HALF BLOCK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2590)
- ▒ [U+2592 MEDIUM SHADE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2592)
- ▏ [U+258F LEFT ONE EIGHTH BLOCK](https://unicodekit.com/char/258F)
- ▓ [U+2593 DARK SHADE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2593)
- ▎ [U+258E LEFT ONE QUARTER BLOCK](https://unicodekit.com/char/258E)
- ▔ [U+2594 UPPER ONE EIGHTH BLOCK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2594)
- ▍ [U+258D LEFT THREE EIGHTHS BLOCK](https://unicodekit.com/char/258D)
- ▕ [U+2595 RIGHT ONE EIGHTH BLOCK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2595)
- ▌ [U+258C LEFT HALF BLOCK](https://unicodekit.com/char/258C)
- ▖ [U+2596 QUADRANT LOWER LEFT](https://unicodekit.com/char/2596)
- ▋ [U+258B LEFT FIVE EIGHTHS BLOCK](https://unicodekit.com/char/258B)
- ▗ [U+2597 QUADRANT LOWER RIGHT](https://unicodekit.com/char/2597)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/2591 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/2591