Box Drawings Down Light And Right Heavy Symbol
┍ is a box-drawing character used to connect a light downward line with a heavy right edge.
U+250D
┍ is a Unicode box-drawing symbol designed for creating clean text-based UI and diagrams. It combines a light vertical stroke downward with a heavier horizontal/vertical emphasis on the right side. You can copy it directly or use its Unicode code point in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Box Drawings Down Light And Right Heavy Symbol Meaning
┍ (Unicode U+250D) is part of the “Box Drawing” set: “BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND RIGHT HEAVY.” Visually, it acts like a corner/junction where a line goes downward, with the vertical stroke drawn light, while the right-hand connection is heavier. This makes it useful for building boxes, panels, tables, and decorative borders in monospaced text. In practice, it helps you match line weight variations so your text UI looks more structured than using plain ASCII characters.
Common uses
- •Building panel borders and section dividers in monospaced text layouts
- •Creating table or grid outlines with mixed line weights for readability
- •Designing simple CLI/terminal UIs, menus, and dialog frames
- •Laying out text diagrams and flowchart boxes using box-drawing characters
- •Making decorative headings, banners, and separators in plain text
Examples
┍ Box Drawings Down Light and Right Heavy
- ┍┍─ Welcome ─┑
- ┍┍────────────┐
- ┍┍─ Menu ─┐
- ┍┍──────────┐\n│ Status: OK │
- ┍┍ Title ┑
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+250D | |
| HTML Entity | ┍ | |
| HTML Code | ┍ | |
| CSS | \250D |
FAQ
What does the Box Drawings Down Light And Right Heavy symbol mean?
┍ (Unicode U+250D) is part of the “Box Drawing” set: “BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND RIGHT HEAVY.” Visually, it acts like a corner/junction where a line goes downward, with the vertical stroke drawn light, while the right-hand connection is heavier. This makes it useful for building boxes, panels, tables, and decorative borders in monospaced text. In practice, it helps you match line weight variations so your text UI looks more structured than using plain ASCII characters.
What is the Unicode code point for ┍?
It is U+250D.
How can I paste ┍ in HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ┍
What are the CSS and JavaScript escapes for ┍?
CSS escape: \\250D. JavaScript escape: \\u{250D}.
When should I use ┍ instead of plain ASCII characters?
Use it when you want consistent, aligned box borders in monospaced text, especially for mixed line-weight corners in UI panels or diagrams.