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You can obtain the necessary symbols by copying them from a pre-existing cube using Ctrl + A, and then changing the colors to your liking. There is also a handy SLC toolbox at the top of [https://ourworldoftext.com/slc_font /slc_font].
You can obtain the necessary symbols by copying them from a pre-existing cube using Ctrl + A, and then changing the colors to your liking. There is also a handy SLC toolbox at the top of [https://ourworldoftext.com/slc_font /slc_font].


The ability to change cell colors allows two colors to exist within any given cell, so use this feature whenever two cubes of different colors touch at their diagonal edges.[[File:Slc cube tutorial.png|center|thumb]]
The ability to change cell colors allows two colors to exist within any given cell, so use this feature whenever two cubes of different colors touch at their diagonal edges.[[File:Slc cube tutorial.png|center|thumb|Anatomy of a SLC cube]]
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=== How to Make an Cube(''Type #2'') ===
=== How to Make an Unicode Cube ===
The second type of OWOT cubes face the screen at a less diagonal angle. They actually contain no SLC characters whatsoever, but are still included here due to their resemblance to cubes that do include SLC.
[[File:Unicode cube tutorial.png|thumb|Anatomy of an unicode cube]]
The second type of OWOT cubes face the screen at a more direct angle. They actually contain no SLC characters whatsoever, but are still included here due to their resemblance to cubes that do include SLC.


They are created using the default block character "█" along with the following triangular unicodes "◢ ◣ ◤ ◥." Critically, the triangles must have the "'''''bold'''''" text decoration, which can be accessed using Ctrl + Q.
They are created using the default block character "█" along with the triangular unicodes "◢ ◣ ◤ ◥." Critically, the triangles must have the "'''''bold'''''" text decoration, which can be accessed using Ctrl + Q.


Like their SLC counterparts, these cubes have three separate colors for each of their faces.<gallery mode="packed" heights="150" caption="SLC Cube Type#1(Top) and SLC Cube Type #2(Bottom)">
Unicode cubes are smaller than SLC cubes at five characters wide and three characters tall, but like SLC counterparts they have three colors for each of their faces.
 
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File:Slc tetris color.png
File:Slc tetris color.png
File:Slc tetris colorless.png
File:Slc tetris colorless.png