Box Drawings Double Up And Left Symbol
The ╝ symbol is a Unicode box-drawing character used to form double-line corners and connectors.
U+255D
The ╝ character is part of the Unicode box drawing set. It’s commonly used to build double-line borders and corner shapes in plain text. Below you’ll find the exact code points and several copy options.
Box Drawings Double Up And Left Symbol Meaning
“Box Drawings Double Up and Left” (Unicode U+255D) is a line-drawing character that visually connects a double vertical line going upward with a double horizontal line going left, forming a corner. Because it’s designed for text-mode interfaces, terminals, and monospace layouts, it helps create table borders, panel frames, and UI-like diagrams without images. You’ll often see it in ASCII-style art, dashboards, and generator tools that render borders using Unicode box characters. Use it when you need a double-line corner piece that matches other box-drawing characters around it.
Common uses
- •Creating double-line borders for text-based UI panels
- •Building table/grid outlines in terminal output or logs
- •Designing framed headings and sections in plain-text documents
- •Constructing UI mockups in chat apps or markdown text areas that support monospace
- •Generating consistent ASCII/Unicode art for dashboards and status screens
Examples
╝ Box Drawings Double Up and Left
- ╝┌═══╨═══┐
- ╝║ ║╝║ ║
- ╝┏━━━━╋
- ╝╚══ Double border corner ╝
- ╝┌────╞ │
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+255D | |
| HTML Entity | ╝ | |
| HTML Code | ╝ | |
| CSS | \255D | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9565 | |
| Decimal | 9565 |
How to type Box Drawings Double Up And Left Symbol (╝)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9565 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 255D then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 255D. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 255d, 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 Left symbol mean?
“Box Drawings Double Up and Left” (Unicode U+255D) is a line-drawing character that visually connects a double vertical line going upward with a double horizontal line going left, forming a corner. Because it’s designed for text-mode interfaces, terminals, and monospace layouts, it helps create table borders, panel frames, and UI-like diagrams without images. You’ll often see it in ASCII-style art, dashboards, and generator tools that render borders using Unicode box characters. Use it when you need a double-line corner piece that matches other box-drawing characters around it.
What Unicode character is ╝?
╝ is the Unicode box drawing character “BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND LEFT”, code point U+255D.
How do I copy ╝ in HTML?
You can use the HTML entity: ╝
What is the CSS escape for ╝?
The CSS escape is: \\255D
What JavaScript escape can I use for ╝?
Use: \\u{255D}