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# Some desirable terminfo capabilities
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## Semigraphics
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### blocks
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The `blocks` capability indicates that block characters are drawn by the
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terminal itself, rather than through rendering the current font. This should
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cover at least:
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* The entirety of the [Block Elements](https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2580.pdf)
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block (U+2580–U+259F).
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* The entirety of the [Geometric Shapes](https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U25A0.pdf)
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block (U+25A0–U+25FF).
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* The [Symbols for Legacy Computing](https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1FB00.pdf)
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block from U+1FB00 through U+1FBAF, except U+1FB70–U+1FB7F.
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### boxes
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The `boxes` capability indicates that box characters are drawn by the terminal
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itself, rather than through rendering the current font. This should cover at
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least:
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* The entirety of the [Box Drawing](https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2500.pdf)
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block (U+2500–U+257F).
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* Symbols U+1FB70–U+1FB7F from the [Symbols for Legacy Computing](https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1FB00.pdf) block.
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