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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

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Technical codes

UnicodeU+2533
HTML Entity┳
HTML Code┳
CSS\2533

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: &#9523.

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.