Box Drawings Heavy Horizontal Symbol
A heavy horizontal line character for box drawing, separators, and UI layout.
U+2501
━ is a Unicode box drawing character designed to render as a thick horizontal rule. It’s commonly used to create borders, dividers, and structured text layouts. You can copy it directly or use its HTML/CSS/JavaScript escapes.
Box Drawings Heavy Horizontal Symbol Meaning
The symbol "━" (BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY HORIZONTAL, Unicode U+2501) represents a heavy horizontal line used in box drawing and text-based UI. Because it’s meant for fixed-width, grid-like layouts, it works well as a separator between sections, a border inside ASCII-style panels, or a horizontal rule when you need a bold divider. In practice, it helps create clearer structure in monospaced text: menus, forms, dashboards, and lightweight diagrams. Its appearance depends on the font, but it’s specifically intended for box-drawing visuals rather than a regular dash.
Common uses
- •Creating bold horizontal separators in plain text and chat messages
- •Building simple text boxes and dividers in monospaced UIs
- •Designing menu lines or section breaks in terminal-style layouts
- •Formatting headings and subheadings with a thick rule
- •Enhancing readability in forms, tables, and structured notes
Examples
━ Heavy Horizontal Box Drawing
- ━Profile━Settings
- ━Section 1 ━ Section 2
- ━Name: _________━ ID: _________
- ━━━━━━━━━━ (use with fixed-width text)
- ━Top ━ Middle ━ Bottom
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2501 | |
| HTML Entity | ━ | |
| HTML Code | ━ | |
| CSS | \2501 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9473 | |
| Decimal | 9473 |
How to type Box Drawings Heavy Horizontal Symbol (━)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9473 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2501 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2501. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2501, 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 Horizontal symbol mean?
The symbol "━" (BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY HORIZONTAL, Unicode U+2501) represents a heavy horizontal line used in box drawing and text-based UI. Because it’s meant for fixed-width, grid-like layouts, it works well as a separator between sections, a border inside ASCII-style panels, or a horizontal rule when you need a bold divider. In practice, it helps create clearer structure in monospaced text: menus, forms, dashboards, and lightweight diagrams. Its appearance depends on the font, but it’s specifically intended for box-drawing visuals rather than a regular dash.