Box Drawings Left Light And Right Up Heavy Symbol
┺ is a box-drawing character for joining lines in text-based UI frames.
U+253A
┺ (U+253A) is part of the Unicode Box Drawing set. It helps you create borders and connectors in monospaced text. Copy it into design mockups, terminals, or plain text layouts.
Box Drawings Left Light And Right Up Heavy Symbol Meaning
┺ is a Unicode box drawing character named “BOX DRAWINGS LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHT UP HEAVY” (U+253A). Visually, it’s a connector that combines a light horizontal segment to the left with a heavy vertical segment going upward on the right. This makes it useful when you want mixed line weights in a text UI, such as matching a style where some borders are lighter and corners or intersections are stronger. Because it’s meant for line art, it looks best in monospaced fonts and when placed on grid-aligned text.
Common uses
- •Connecting border segments in ASCII/Unicode UI panels and boxes
- •Building table borders and grid layouts in monospaced text editors
- •Creating diagram connectors where line weights need contrast
- •Designing terminal-style dashboards and status panels
- •Writing documentation or mockups that rely on consistent character alignment
Examples
┺ Box Drawings Left Light and Right Up Heavy
- ┺┺ Server panel ┐
- ┺┺───────┤
- ┺│ data ┺ header │
- ┺┺ section ──┤
- ┺CPU ┺ usage ──┤
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+253A | |
| HTML Entity | ┺ | |
| HTML Code | ┺ | |
| CSS | \253A | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9530 | |
| Decimal | 9530 |
How to type Box Drawings Left Light And Right Up Heavy Symbol (┺)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9530 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 253A then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 253A. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 253a, 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 Up Heavy symbol mean?
┺ is a Unicode box drawing character named “BOX DRAWINGS LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHT UP HEAVY” (U+253A). Visually, it’s a connector that combines a light horizontal segment to the left with a heavy vertical segment going upward on the right. This makes it useful when you want mixed line weights in a text UI, such as matching a style where some borders are lighter and corners or intersections are stronger. Because it’s meant for line art, it looks best in monospaced fonts and when placed on grid-aligned text.
What is the Unicode code point for ┺?
┺ is U+253A in Unicode (HTML entity: ┺).
Does ┺ require a monospaced font?
Yes—box drawing characters are intended for grid alignment, so they display best in monospaced fonts.
When should I use ┺ instead of other box drawing connectors?
Use ┺ when you need a mixed line style: a light segment on the left and a heavy segment rising upward on the right.
How can I copy ┺ safely in code?
You can paste the character directly, or use U+253A via escaping formats such as \\253A or \\u{253A}.