Box Drawings Down Heavy And Horizontal Light Symbol
┰ is a box-drawing character combining a heavy down line with a light horizontal line.
U+2530
┰ is a Unicode box drawing symbol used to create structured diagrams and UI-style frames in plain text. It’s often used when you want a heavier vertical emphasis meeting a lighter horizontal rule. You can copy it directly or use its Unicode escape sequences in code.
Box Drawings Down Heavy And Horizontal Light Symbol Meaning
┰ (Unicode U+2530) is part of the “Box Drawing” set. Its design shows a heavy vertical line going downward intersecting a light horizontal line. In practice, people use it as a junction or connector to build borders, tables, and ASCII/terminal-style layouts with a visual hierarchy—using heavier lines to draw attention to a primary direction while keeping surrounding lines lighter. Because it’s a single character, it helps keep text diagrams aligned and consistent across environments that support Unicode box drawing characters.
Common uses
- •Creating table or panel borders in text-based interfaces
- •Building UI mockups and wireframes in plain text
- •Making ASCII-style diagrams with emphasized vertical connectors
- •Separating sections in documentation using box-drawing dividers
- •Designing terminal or chat layouts with consistent character rules
Examples
┰ Box Drawings Down Heavy and Horizontal Light
- ┰┰── Settings
- ┰┌─┰─┐
- ┰Name ┰ Value
- ┰Section A┰Section B
- ┰ ├────┰────┤
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2530 | |
| HTML Entity | ┰ | |
| HTML Code | ┰ | |
| CSS | \2530 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9520 | |
| Decimal | 9520 |
How to type Box Drawings Down Heavy And Horizontal Light Symbol (┰)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9520 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2530 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2530. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2530, 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 Down Heavy And Horizontal Light symbol mean?
┰ (Unicode U+2530) is part of the “Box Drawing” set. Its design shows a heavy vertical line going downward intersecting a light horizontal line. In practice, people use it as a junction or connector to build borders, tables, and ASCII/terminal-style layouts with a visual hierarchy—using heavier lines to draw attention to a primary direction while keeping surrounding lines lighter. Because it’s a single character, it helps keep text diagrams aligned and consistent across environments that support Unicode box drawing characters.
What is the Unicode code point for ┰?
┰ is Unicode U+2530.
How can I copy and paste ┰?
Copy the character directly from this page, or use the HTML entity ┰ in your text editor or web page.
What are the common ways to include ┰ in code?
You can use HTML entity ┰ or CSS escape \\2530. In JavaScript, you can use \\u{2530}.
Where is ┰ typically used?
It’s commonly used in text-based UI borders, tables, and ASCII-style diagrams as a connector where a heavy downward stroke meets a light horizontal line.