Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Vertical Symbol
┊ is a light box-drawing vertical character used to make subtle separators in monospace text layouts.
U+250A
┊ (U+250A) is a box-drawing character from the Unicode “Box Drawing” block. It’s designed for use in monospace environments where line characters are aligned. You can copy it directly or insert it by Unicode/HTML escapes in code.
Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Vertical Symbol Meaning
┊ is a “light” box-drawing character: it represents a vertical line with a subtle dotted/dashed texture (a quadrupole dash style). In practice, it’s most often used as a gentle visual separator inside text-based interfaces—such as dividing columns, labeling sections, or framing narrow spaces between UI elements. Because it’s a font-dependent character, its appearance can vary slightly between typefaces, but it will typically align as a single-width vertical glyph in monospace fonts. It doesn’t have a widely recognized standalone cultural meaning; its value is primarily visual in layout and UI composition.
Common uses
- •Vertical separators in monospace tables or aligned text columns
- •Light section dividers in command-line style interfaces
- •Narrow spacing separators in menu or sidebar mockups
- •Decorative linework for ASCII/Unicode UI components
- •Subtle emphasis for dividing groups in plain-text documents
Examples
┊ Box Drawings Light Quadrupole Dash Vertical
- ┊Name ┊ Age ┊ Location
- ┊Status ┊ Online ┊ Priority
- ┊Step 1 ┊ Step 2 ┊ Step 3
- ┊Left ┊ Center ┊ Right
- ┊CPU ┊ Memory ┊ Disk
Variations
Ready to copy
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+250A | |
| HTML Entity | ┊ | |
| HTML Code | ┊ | |
| CSS | \250A | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9482 | |
| Decimal | 9482 |
How to type Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Vertical Symbol (┊)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9482 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 250A then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 250A. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 250a, 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 Quadruple Dash Vertical symbol mean?
┊ is a “light” box-drawing character: it represents a vertical line with a subtle dotted/dashed texture (a quadrupole dash style). In practice, it’s most often used as a gentle visual separator inside text-based interfaces—such as dividing columns, labeling sections, or framing narrow spaces between UI elements. Because it’s a font-dependent character, its appearance can vary slightly between typefaces, but it will typically align as a single-width vertical glyph in monospace fonts. It doesn’t have a widely recognized standalone cultural meaning; its value is primarily visual in layout and UI composition.
What is the Unicode code point for ┊?
┊ is U+250A (Unicode name: BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT QUADRUPLE DASH VERTICAL).
How can I copy ┊ into HTML or code?
You can use the HTML entity ┊ or CSS escape \250A. In JavaScript, you can use \u{250A}.
Does ┊ look the same in every font?
No. As with many box-drawing characters, the exact dash/texture look can vary by font, especially outside monospace fonts.
When should I use ┊ instead of a regular vertical bar |?
Use ┊ when you want a light, box-drawing-style vertical separator that visually matches other Unicode box elements in the same monospace layout.