Box Drawings Heavy Down And Left Symbol
A heavy box-drawing corner character for lines that go down and left.
U+2513
┓ is a box drawing symbol used to create thick, clean corners in text-based layouts. It’s commonly used in terminal-style UI borders and ASCII art.
Box Drawings Heavy Down And Left Symbol Meaning
The character ┓ (Unicode U+2513, “BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN AND LEFT”) is a heavy box-drawing corner. It visually connects a vertical line going down with a horizontal line extending to the left, making it useful when you’re building thick borders or framing elements in monospaced text. Because it’s part of the Box Drawing block, it renders consistently in fonts that support Unicode box-drawing characters. You can use it in place of ASCII corner patterns to improve clarity in menus, dashboards, and diagrams made from text.
Common uses
- •Building thick ASCII/Unicode borders for terminal or chat UI panels
- •Creating corners in grid-like layouts for documentation and technical notes
- •Framing headings or callouts in monospaced text editors
- •Constructing boxes in text-based games and command-line interfaces
- •Designing simple UI mockups where consistent line weight matters
Examples
┓ Box Drawings Heavy Down and Left
- ┓┏━━━━┓
- ┓┃ Menu ┃
- ┓┗━━━┛
- ┓┓ Back
- ┓┓ Settings
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2513 | |
| HTML Entity | ┓ | |
| HTML Code | ┓ | |
| CSS | \2513 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9491 | |
| Decimal | 9491 |
How to type Box Drawings Heavy Down And Left Symbol (┓)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9491 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2513 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2513. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2513, 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 Left symbol mean?
The character ┓ (Unicode U+2513, “BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN AND LEFT”) is a heavy box-drawing corner. It visually connects a vertical line going down with a horizontal line extending to the left, making it useful when you’re building thick borders or framing elements in monospaced text. Because it’s part of the Box Drawing block, it renders consistently in fonts that support Unicode box-drawing characters. You can use it in place of ASCII corner patterns to improve clarity in menus, dashboards, and diagrams made from text.
What is ┓ used for?
It’s used as a heavy box-drawing corner where a line goes down and to the left, helping you build thick text borders.
What is the Unicode code point for ┓?
The code point is U+2513.
How do I copy ┓ reliably in HTML?
You can use the HTML entity: ┓.
Why does ┓ not look correct in my app?
Box drawing characters require a font that supports the Box Drawing block; a fallback font may render it differently.