Box Drawings Light Down And Right Symbol
┌ is a light box-drawing corner character used to connect lines in text-based diagrams and UI elements.
U+250C
┌ is a Unicode box-drawing character designed to form clean corners in monospaced text. It’s commonly used when you need a light-weight border or grid made from characters.
Box Drawings Light Down And Right Symbol Meaning
┌ (Unicode U+250C) is the “Box Drawings Light Down and Right” character. Visually, it represents a corner where a vertical line continues downward and a horizontal line continues to the right. Because it’s meant for box drawing, it works best in monospaced fonts where characters align consistently. In practice, people use it to build tables, panels, frames, and simple diagrams using only text. Its role is primarily structural: it helps you connect other box-drawing characters into readable outlines and borders.
Common uses
- •Drawing panel or window borders in terminal-style text layouts
- •Creating ASCII/Unicode tables and grid corners in documentation
- •Building simple UI frames for chatbots, prompts, or mockups in monospaced text
- •Designing text-based diagrams where corners must align cleanly
- •Formatting console output or logs with lightweight box borders
Examples
┌ Box Drawings Light Down and Right
- ┌┌───┐
- ┌┌─┐
- ┌┌────┐ │ ok │ └────┘
- ┌┌───┐ └───┘
- ┌┌─▶
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+250C | |
| HTML Entity | ┌ | |
| HTML Code | ┌ | |
| CSS | \250C | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9484 | |
| Decimal | 9484 |
How to type Box Drawings Light Down And Right Symbol (┌)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9484 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 250C then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 250C. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 250c, 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 ┌ represent?
It’s a Unicode box-drawing corner: a light line that goes down and to the right (U+250C).
Will ┌ line up correctly in my text?
It’s intended for monospaced fonts. Using a proportional font may cause the borders to look misaligned.
How can I copy ┌ into code?
You can paste the character directly, or use the provided escapes: HTML ┌, CSS \250C, or JavaScript \u{250C}.
Is ┌ the same as a normal letter “L”?
No. ┌ is a specific Unicode drawing character (a box corner), not an alphabetic character.