Lower Three Quarters Block

Lower Three Quarters Block at U+2586 is a solid rectangular block character that fills the lower three quarters of its cell, leaving the top quarter blank. It belongs to the Block Elements block and is used to build text-mode graphics where vertical height can be shown in discrete steps. Its most common use is in terminal and plain-text visualizations, especially bar charts, progress displays, signal meters, and tiny sparklines. For example, a command-line tool may combine lower block characters of different heights to show CPU load, audio level, battery charge, or a histogram without using images. It also appears in retro-style interfaces, bulletin-board art, roguelike games, and monospaced diagrams where block characters create shaded panels, terrain, gauges, or pixel-like drawings. Because its width and alignment depend on the font and terminal, it works best in monospaced environments designed for box drawing and block elements.