Box Drawings Double Up And Horizontal Symbol
╩ is a box-drawing character that combines double-up lines with a horizontal line for table and UI layouts.
U+2569
The symbol ╩ (Unicode U+2569) belongs to the Box Drawing set. It’s useful when you need a precise junction where double vertical strokes meet a horizontal rule. You can copy it directly or insert it via Unicode escapes.
Box Drawings Double Up And Horizontal Symbol Meaning
╩ is a box-drawing character from the “double up and horizontal” family. Visually, it forms a horizontal line with two upward strokes, creating a junction-like connector that works well for borders, grid edges, and stylized separators. In practice, it helps you build consistent text-based layouts where borders must align cleanly across rows and columns. Because it’s designed for monospaced, character-cell rendering, it’s most reliable in terminals, console UIs, retro-themed designs, and other fixed-width text environments.
Common uses
- •Creating table row separators in monospaced text dashboards
- •Building ASCII/Unicode UI borders around panels and widgets
- •Designing retro-style menus with aligned horizontal rules and joins
- •Formatting structured text like logs, receipts, or inventory listings
- •Making consistent section dividers in plain-text documents
Examples
╩ Box Drawings Double Up and Horizontal
- ╩Header ═════╩ Item list below
- ╩┌──────────┬──────────╩───┐
- ╩Row 1: 10 | 20 ╩ Row 2
- ╩Balance: $120.00 ╩ Last updated
- ╩Section A ═════════╩ Section B
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2569 | |
| HTML Entity | ╩ | |
| HTML Code | ╩ | |
| CSS | \2569 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9577 | |
| Decimal | 9577 |
How to type Box Drawings Double Up And Horizontal Symbol (╩)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9577 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2569 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2569. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2569, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ╩ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Box Drawings Double Up And Horizontal symbol mean?
╩ is a box-drawing character from the “double up and horizontal” family. Visually, it forms a horizontal line with two upward strokes, creating a junction-like connector that works well for borders, grid edges, and stylized separators. In practice, it helps you build consistent text-based layouts where borders must align cleanly across rows and columns. Because it’s designed for monospaced, character-cell rendering, it’s most reliable in terminals, console UIs, retro-themed designs, and other fixed-width text environments.
What is the Unicode value for ╩?
The Unicode code point for ╩ is U+2569.
How do I copy and paste ╩ into my text?
Copy the character shown on this page (╩) and paste it into your document, editor, or chat—ideally using a monospaced font for best alignment.
What’s the HTML entity for ╩?
The HTML entity is ╩.
How can I use ╩ in code?
You can insert it by Unicode escape: CSS escape \\2569 or JavaScript escape \\u{2569}.