Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Horizontal Symbol
┄ is a light horizontal triple-dash character used to create subtle separators in text and UI.
U+2504
┄ is a box drawing character designed for lightweight horizontal separators. It’s commonly used in plain text layouts, dashboards, and UI mockups where you want a dashed line. You can copy it directly or use its Unicode/HTML/CSS escapes.
Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Horizontal Symbol Meaning
┄ (Unicode U+2504) is “BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT TRIPLE DASH HORIZONTAL.” As a horizontal box-drawing element, it visually suggests a divider without the weight of a solid rule. The “light” style makes it suitable for minimal or secondary separators, such as between sections in a text interface or within monospace designs. Because it’s a single character, it can be used consistently in environments that support Unicode (terminals, chat apps, many design tools). It’s best when you need a subtle dashed line that aligns with other box-drawing characters in the U+2500 block.
Common uses
- •Section separators in plain-text documents and README files
- •Light UI dividers in monospace dashboards and terminal outputs
- •Subtle separation lines in chat messages or forum posts
- •Design accents in ASCII/Unicode art and text-based mockups
- •Dividing content blocks in templated reports or status summaries
Examples
┄ Light Triple Dash Horizontal
- ┄Profile ┄ Details
- ┄Build status: ┄ Passed
- ┄Summary ┄ Metrics ┄ Notes
- ┄Settings ┄ Notifications ┄ Privacy
- ┄Step 1 ┄ Step 2 ┄ Step 3
Variations
Ready to copy
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2504 | |
| HTML Entity | ┄ | |
| HTML Code | ┄ | |
| CSS | \2504 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9476 | |
| Decimal | 9476 |
How to type Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Horizontal Symbol (┄)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9476 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2504 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2504. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2504, 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 Triple Dash Horizontal symbol mean?
┄ (Unicode U+2504) is “BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT TRIPLE DASH HORIZONTAL.” As a horizontal box-drawing element, it visually suggests a divider without the weight of a solid rule. The “light” style makes it suitable for minimal or secondary separators, such as between sections in a text interface or within monospace designs. Because it’s a single character, it can be used consistently in environments that support Unicode (terminals, chat apps, many design tools). It’s best when you need a subtle dashed line that aligns with other box-drawing characters in the U+2500 block.
What Unicode character is ┄?
┄ is the box drawing character “LIGHT TRIPLE DASH HORIZONTAL” at Unicode code point U+2504.
How do I copy ┄ into HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ┄.
How do I use ┄ in CSS?
You can reference it with the CSS escape: \\2504.
Is ┄ the same as a regular dash (-) or em dash (—)?
No. ┄ is a box-drawing character meant for line/divider styling, while - and — are punctuation marks and won’t match box-drawing alignment as consistently.