Box Drawings Heavy Vertical And Left Symbol
┫ is a box-drawing character that combines a heavy vertical line with a heavy left side.
U+252B
The symbol ┫ (U+252B) is part of the box drawing set used for terminal and text-based UI layouts. It helps you build structured borders and panels using plain text. You can copy it directly or insert it using common character escapes.
Box Drawings Heavy Vertical And Left Symbol Meaning
┫ is a “heavy vertical and left” box drawing character (Unicode U+252B). In typical text UIs, it represents the corner/junction where a thick vertical line meets a leftward connector. Because it’s designed for consistent stroke weight (“heavy”), it works well when combined with other box-drawing glyphs to create clear, box-like frames in monospaced text. Commonly, you’ll see it used to form panel edges, separators, and border corners in console output, ASCII/Unicode art, and simple layout grids. Use it when you want a bold, readable junction that matches other heavy box characters.
Common uses
- •Building panel or window borders in terminal-style text layouts
- •Creating table separators and grid junctions in monospaced interfaces
- •Designing Unicode text UI frames for dashboards or logs
- •Composing box-and-line art where consistent “heavy” strokes are preferred
- •Marking structured sections (e.g., header/footer boundaries) in plain text
Examples
┫ Box Drawings Heavy Vertical and Left
- ┫┫ warning ┫
- ┫┫ menu ┫
- ┫│ ┫ content ┫ │
- ┫┫ ━━ settings ━━ ┫
- ┫┫ section 1 ┫
Variations
Ready to copy
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+252B | |
| HTML Entity | ┫ | |
| HTML Code | ┫ | |
| CSS | \252B | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9515 | |
| Decimal | 9515 |
How to type Box Drawings Heavy Vertical And Left Symbol (┫)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9515 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 252B then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 252B. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 252b, 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 Vertical And Left symbol mean?
┫ is a “heavy vertical and left” box drawing character (Unicode U+252B). In typical text UIs, it represents the corner/junction where a thick vertical line meets a leftward connector. Because it’s designed for consistent stroke weight (“heavy”), it works well when combined with other box-drawing glyphs to create clear, box-like frames in monospaced text. Commonly, you’ll see it used to form panel edges, separators, and border corners in console output, ASCII/Unicode art, and simple layout grids. Use it when you want a bold, readable junction that matches other heavy box characters.
What is the Unicode code point for ┫?
┫ is Unicode U+252B (Unicode name: BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL AND LEFT).
How can I copy ┫ into HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ┫
What is the CSS escape for this symbol?
The CSS escape is: \\252B
Is ┫ meant for terminal text or general Unicode text?
It’s commonly used in monospaced text for box drawing (terminal-style UI, borders, and structured text art), but it can be used anywhere that supports the character.