Box Drawings Heavy Down And Horizontal Symbol
A heavy box-drawing character that joins a horizontal line with a vertical line going down.
U+2533
┳ is a heavy box-drawing symbol used to build clear ASCII-style borders and connectors. It visually emphasizes where a horizontal segment meets a downward vertical segment. You can copy it directly or use its HTML/CSS/JavaScript escape forms.
Box Drawings Heavy Down And Horizontal Symbol Meaning
┳ (Unicode U+2533) is commonly used as a junction in box-drawing layouts. It represents a heavy horizontal line intersecting with a heavy vertical stroke that continues downward, making it useful for table frames, panel borders, and text-based UI elements. Because it’s a “heavy” character, it tends to stand out against lighter lines and improves legibility in monospaced displays. In practice, it’s often chosen over lighter intersections when you want strong structure—such as connecting a top border to a vertical divider that drops down to another section.
Common uses
- •Building ASCII/terminal table borders where a header line drops into a vertical divider
- •Creating text-based UI panels with thick box outlines
- •Designing diagram-style layouts in monospace editors and chat tools
- •Separating sections in command output or logs using consistent box characters
- •Mocking up wireframes and dashboards in plain text
Examples
┳ Heavy Down and Horizontal Box Drawing
- ┳┳━━┳━━┓
- ┳┳ Header ┳ Data ┳
- ┳┏━━┳━━┓
- ┳┳━━━━━━━━┓
- ┳┳ Split here ┳
Variations
Ready to copy
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2533 | |
| HTML Entity | ┳ | |
| HTML Code | ┳ | |
| CSS | \2533 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9523 | |
| Decimal | 9523 |
How to type Box Drawings Heavy Down And Horizontal Symbol (┳)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9523 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2533 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2533. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2533, 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 Heavy Down And Horizontal symbol mean?
┳ (Unicode U+2533) is commonly used as a junction in box-drawing layouts. It represents a heavy horizontal line intersecting with a heavy vertical stroke that continues downward, making it useful for table frames, panel borders, and text-based UI elements. Because it’s a “heavy” character, it tends to stand out against lighter lines and improves legibility in monospaced displays. In practice, it’s often chosen over lighter intersections when you want strong structure—such as connecting a top border to a vertical divider that drops down to another section.
What is the Unicode code point for ┳?
┳ is Unicode U+2533 (BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN AND HORIZONTAL).
How can I copy ┳ in HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ┳.
What is the CSS escape for ┳?
Use: \\2533.
Where is ┳ most useful?
It’s best for monospaced box-drawing layouts where a horizontal line needs to connect to a vertical line going down, such as table and panel borders.