Box Drawings Left Light And Right Down Heavy Symbol
┲ is a box-drawing character (U+2532) used to build table-like UI and terminal frames.
U+2532
┲ (U+2532) is a box drawing symbol designed for structured layouts. It mixes different stroke weights to guide visual flow in lines and borders. It’s handy when you want terminal or text UI aesthetics without images.
Box Drawings Left Light And Right Down Heavy Symbol Meaning
The character ┲ is part of the Unicode “Box Drawing” set. Its name—“LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHT DOWN HEAVY”—describes how the line segments are rendered: the left connection is light, while the right and downward connection are heavier. In practice, this makes it useful for combining borders of different visual emphasis, such as highlighting a junction point or differentiating sections in a text UI. Use it as a corner/junction piece when drawing tables, panels, or grid borders in monospaced text, especially in consoles, documentation, or lightweight UI mockups.
Common uses
- •Creating table or grid borders in plain text and documentation
- •Building terminal-style panels and boxed sections in chat or logs
- •Designing UI mockups that use monospaced characters instead of graphics
- •Marking junction points where lines change thickness or emphasis
- •Composing ASCII art frames for reading-friendly layouts
Examples
┲ Box Drawings Left Light and Right Down Heavy
- ┲┲ item ─────────────────
- ┲├─┲ section header ─┐
- ┲│ ┲ content block │
- ┲┌────┲ stats ────┐
- ┲┲ button group ────
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2532 | |
| HTML Entity | ┲ | |
| HTML Code | ┲ | |
| CSS | \2532 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9522 | |
| Decimal | 9522 |
How to type Box Drawings Left Light And Right Down Heavy Symbol (┲)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9522 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2532 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2532. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2532, 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 Left Light And Right Down Heavy symbol mean?
The character ┲ is part of the Unicode “Box Drawing” set. Its name—“LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHT DOWN HEAVY”—describes how the line segments are rendered: the left connection is light, while the right and downward connection are heavier. In practice, this makes it useful for combining borders of different visual emphasis, such as highlighting a junction point or differentiating sections in a text UI. Use it as a corner/junction piece when drawing tables, panels, or grid borders in monospaced text, especially in consoles, documentation, or lightweight UI mockups.
What is the Unicode code point for ┲?
┲ has Unicode code point U+2532.
How do I copy ┲ for use in HTML or web pages?
You can copy the character directly. If you need an entity, use ┲ or CSS escape \\\\2532.
Is ┲ a corner character or a junction character?
It’s a box-drawing junction piece with a light left connection and heavier right/down connections, commonly used in borders and frames.
Will ┲ display correctly in all fonts?
Box-drawing characters work best in fonts that support Unicode box-drawing glyphs. Monospaced fonts typically show them more consistently for alignment.