Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal Symbol
A light horizontal box-drawing character made of double dashes for clean separators.
U+254C
╌ is a Unicode box-drawing character designed for lightweight horizontal lines. It’s commonly used in text UIs to separate sections without heavy borders. You can copy it directly or insert it via Unicode escapes in code.
Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal Symbol Meaning
╌ (U+254C) is a Unicode “Box Drawing” character: a light double-dash horizontal line. It is primarily used for structural decoration in plain text, such as separators between labeled areas, divider lines in monospaced interfaces, or subtle framing elements. Because it’s a box-drawing glyph, it tends to align best in fonts that support the Unicode Box Drawing block and look consistent in monospaced contexts. It generally has no widely recognized symbolic meaning beyond its role as a UI/typography line element.
Common uses
- •Section dividers in monospaced text documents
- •Subtle header or footer separators in chat-style layouts
- •Lightweight table-like separators in plain text UIs
- •Visual separation for form fields or settings lists
- •Decorative rules in README files and console mockups
Examples
╌ Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal
- ╌Name ╌ ╌ ╌ Address
- ╌Status: OK ╌ ╌ ╌ Last updated: today
- ╌Menu ╌ ╌ ╌ 1) Start 2) Settings 3) Help
- ╌CPU Usage ╌ ╌ ╌ 42%
- ╌Note ╌ ╌ ╌ Review the details below
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+254C | |
| HTML Entity | ╌ | |
| HTML Code | ╌ | |
| CSS | \254C | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9548 | |
| Decimal | 9548 |
How to type Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal Symbol (╌)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9548 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 254C then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 254C. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 254c, 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 Light Double Dash Horizontal symbol mean?
╌ (U+254C) is a Unicode “Box Drawing” character: a light double-dash horizontal line. It is primarily used for structural decoration in plain text, such as separators between labeled areas, divider lines in monospaced interfaces, or subtle framing elements. Because it’s a box-drawing glyph, it tends to align best in fonts that support the Unicode Box Drawing block and look consistent in monospaced contexts. It generally has no widely recognized symbolic meaning beyond its role as a UI/typography line element.
What Unicode character is ╌?
╌ is U+254C, named “BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOUBLE DASH HORIZONTAL”, in the Unicode Box Drawing block.
Will ╌ line up correctly in my text?
It usually looks best in monospaced fonts that support box-drawing characters. In proportional fonts, spacing can appear uneven.
How can I copy ╌ into code?
Use the Unicode escapes provided: HTML entity ╌ and CSS escape \254C. In JavaScript, you can use \u{254C}.
Is ╌ meant to replace a typical separator line like underscores or dashes?
Yes—if you want a lighter, box-drawing style divider in text-based UI layouts. ASCII separators can work too, but the look will differ by font.