Box Drawings Down Heavy And Left Light Symbol
┒ is a box-drawing character combining a heavy down line with a light left line.
U+2512
┒ is part of the Unicode Box Drawing block and is designed for building borders and frames. Its mix of heavy and light strokes helps you create structured layouts with visible emphasis.
Box Drawings Down Heavy And Left Light Symbol Meaning
┒ is a Unicode box-drawing character (U+2512) named “BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND LEFT LIGHT.” It represents a corner/connector where a heavy vertical line goes downward and a lighter horizontal line extends to the left. Because it uses a consistent box-drawing style, it’s commonly used with other characters from the Box Drawing set to form table borders, panels, and UI frames in plain text. The “heavy” and “light” stroke combination is useful when you want one side of a border to stand out slightly—such as emphasizing a divider or aligning with thicker lines elsewhere in the diagram.
Common uses
- •Creating panel and frame borders in plain text user interfaces
- •Building table/grid lines for documentation or terminal-style layouts
- •Designing ASCII-style diagrams where one border segment is emphasized
- •Formatting section headers and boxed callouts in chat and forums
- •Aligning UI elements in monospace text editors and markup previews
Examples
┒ Box Drawings Down Heavy and Left Light
- ┒┒ ─ ┐
- ┒┌─┒ header text ┐
- ┒│ ┒ menu └─
- ┒┒ Item 1
- ┒┒┬┬┬ rows
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2512 | |
| HTML Entity | ┒ | |
| HTML Code | ┒ | |
| CSS | \2512 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9490 | |
| Decimal | 9490 |
How to type Box Drawings Down Heavy And Left Light Symbol (┒)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9490 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2512 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2512. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2512, 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 is the Unicode code point for ┒?
┒ is U+2512.
How can I copy ┒ for HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ┒.
What does the name “Down Heavy and Left Light” mean?
It indicates a heavy vertical line going down and a lighter line extending to the left.
Does ┒ work well in terminals and monospace text?
Yes, it’s intended for box-drawing layouts and typically renders best in monospace fonts with Unicode support.