Box Drawings Left Down Heavy And Right Up Light Symbol
╅ is a box-drawing character that combines a heavy left-down line with a light right-up line.
U+2545
╅ is a box drawing symbol from Unicode. It’s designed for composing borders and linework in text-based layouts. You can copy it directly or use its Unicode code point in many tools.
Box Drawings Left Down Heavy And Right Up Light Symbol Meaning
╅ (Unicode U+2545) is a “box drawings” character named “BOX DRAWINGS LEFT DOWN HEAVY AND RIGHT UP LIGHT.” It represents a corner/diagonal connection where the left-down stroke is heavy while the right-up stroke is light. This mixed-weight styling helps suggest direction and hierarchy within line art, such as emphasizing one side of a border while keeping the opposite side lighter. Like other box-drawing glyphs, it’s most useful when you need crisp, monospaced-looking borders in terminals, chat messages, documentation, or lightweight UI mockups.
Common uses
- •Creating mixed-weight border corners in monospaced text UIs
- •Designing table dividers and layout separators in documentation
- •Building ASCII/Unicode art where one diagonal direction should stand out
- •Emphasizing direction in terminal dashboards and progress panels
- •Formatting headings, callouts, or panel outlines in text editors
Examples
╅ Box Drawings Left Down Heavy and Right Up Light
- ╅┌─╅─┐ section divider
- ╅╅ error panel marker
- ╅left heavy / right light: ╅
- ╅┤╅├ subsection boundary
- ╅UI mockup line: ╅
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2545 | |
| HTML Entity | ╅ | |
| HTML Code | ╅ | |
| CSS | \2545 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9541 | |
| Decimal | 9541 |
How to type Box Drawings Left Down Heavy And Right Up Light Symbol (╅)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9541 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2545 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2545. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2545, 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 is the Unicode code point for ╅?
╅ is U+2545 (HTML entity: ╅).
Is ╅ intended for monospaced layouts?
Yes. Box-drawing characters like ╅ are typically used in monospaced contexts (terminals, text UIs, ASCII/Unicode art) to keep linework aligned.
What does the name “left down heavy and right up light” describe?
It describes the stroke weights and directions in the glyph: the left-down connection is heavy, and the right-up connection is light.
How can I copy ╅ reliably across tools?
Copy the character directly (╅). If your tool has trouble with glyphs, use the code point U+2545 or the HTML entity ╅.