Box Drawings Heavy Up And Light Down Symbol
A box drawing character with a heavy top edge and a light bottom edge (U+257F).
U+257F
╿ is a Unicode box drawing symbol used to build structured text layouts. Its mixed line weights make it useful for subtle border transitions. This page helps you copy it and use the correct code point in your projects.
Box Drawings Heavy Up And Light Down Symbol Meaning
╿ (Unicode U+257F) is named “BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND LIGHT DOWN.” It visually combines a heavier line on the top with a lighter line on the bottom, which can help create hierarchy or depth in text-based diagrams. Like other box drawing characters, it’s commonly used in monospaced environments for panels, frames, tables, and ASCII-style UI elements. Because it’s intended for line art, it works best when aligned with other box drawing characters and rendered in a font that supports Unicode box drawing glyphs.
Common uses
- •Creating panel borders in terminal-style or monospaced text layouts
- •Designing simple UI frames for chatbots or text user interfaces
- •Building ASCII/Unicode tables and grid separators with mixed emphasis
- •Labeling sections in technical documentation using box-drawing lines
- •Composing lightweight diagram frames in README files or logs
Examples
╿ Box Drawings Heavy Up and Light Down
- ╿╿═══╗
- ╿╿ Menu ║
- ╿╿────────╯
- ╿ ║ ╿ ║
- ╿╿ Status: OK
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+257F | |
| HTML Entity | ╿ | |
| HTML Code | ╿ | |
| CSS | \257F | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9599 | |
| Decimal | 9599 |
How to type Box Drawings Heavy Up And Light Down Symbol (╿)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9599 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 257F then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 257F. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 257f, 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 Up And Light Down symbol mean?
╿ (Unicode U+257F) is named “BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND LIGHT DOWN.” It visually combines a heavier line on the top with a lighter line on the bottom, which can help create hierarchy or depth in text-based diagrams. Like other box drawing characters, it’s commonly used in monospaced environments for panels, frames, tables, and ASCII-style UI elements. Because it’s intended for line art, it works best when aligned with other box drawing characters and rendered in a font that supports Unicode box drawing glyphs.
What is the Unicode code point for ╿?
The Unicode code point for ╿ is U+257F.
Is ╿ a single character or part of a sequence?
It is a single Unicode character by itself (it’s not a multi-character escape sequence).
How can I copy ╿ into HTML or web content?
You can use the HTML entity: ╿.
How do I insert ╿ using JavaScript?
Use: '\\u{257F}' (Unicode escape).