Box Drawings Down Light And Up Horizontal Heavy Symbol
╇ is a box-drawing character used to join heavy horizontal lines with light down/up strokes.
U+2547
The symbol “╇” is part of the Box Drawing set. It’s designed for creating clear, structured lines in text-based layouts. You can copy it directly or use its Unicode/escape forms in code.
Box Drawings Down Light And Up Horizontal Heavy Symbol Meaning
“╇” (Unicode U+2547) is a box drawing character from the “BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND UP HORIZONTAL HEAVY” block. Visually, it combines a heavy horizontal bar with a light vertical stroke that curves into or connects to down/up directions, making it useful for intersections and separators in monospaced text. In practice, it helps you build table borders, dialog frames, and UI-like arrangements that need consistent line weight and alignment. It typically behaves like other box drawing characters: use it in monospaced fonts for best results.
Common uses
- •Creating table header separators in plain-text documents
- •Building text UI panels and dialog frames with consistent line styles
- •Designing dashboards or terminal-style layouts in Markdown or chat apps
- •Marking intersections between horizontal dividers and vertical segments
- •Producing structured ASCII/Unicode art diagrams in monospaced text
Examples
╇ Box Drawings Down Light and Up Horizontal Heavy
- ╇╇ header ╇ value ╇
- ╇Name ╇ Score
- ╇┌───────┬╇───────┐
- ╇Total ╇ 12345
- ╇CPU Load ╇ 42%
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2547 | |
| HTML Entity | ╇ | |
| HTML Code | ╇ | |
| CSS | \2547 |
FAQ
What does the Box Drawings Down Light And Up Horizontal Heavy symbol mean?
“╇” (Unicode U+2547) is a box drawing character from the “BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND UP HORIZONTAL HEAVY” block. Visually, it combines a heavy horizontal bar with a light vertical stroke that curves into or connects to down/up directions, making it useful for intersections and separators in monospaced text. In practice, it helps you build table borders, dialog frames, and UI-like arrangements that need consistent line weight and alignment. It typically behaves like other box drawing characters: use it in monospaced fonts for best results.
What is the Unicode code point for ╇?
The symbol ╇ is U+2547.
How can I copy ╇ into HTML or web pages?
Use the HTML entity: ╇ (as provided for this symbol).
Is ╇ safe to use in CSS and JavaScript?
Yes. This symbol is available as CSS escape \\2547 and JavaScript escape \\u{2547} (per the provided data).
Why does ╇ sometimes look misaligned?
For best alignment, use a monospaced font. Proportional fonts can break the intended grid-like appearance.