Box Drawings Light Up Symbol
╵ is a box drawing light corner piece used to create clean line art in text.
U+2575
╵ is a Unicode box drawing character designed for text-based diagrams. It helps you form light, single-line style corners and connectors in monospaced layouts. You can copy it directly or insert it using standard Unicode escapes.
Box Drawings Light Up Symbol Meaning
The symbol ╵ (Unicode U+2575) is a light box drawing piece commonly used as a corner connector in text UI and ASCII-style diagrams. In practice, it appears like a vertical line segment that meets a corner on the right side, making it useful when drawing outlines, borders, and stepped layouts. Because it belongs to the “Box Drawing” category, it is intended for monospaced, grid-like rendering where characters align consistently. Use it when you want a subtle, lightweight line look compared to heavier box drawing characters, especially for menus, panels, or schematic-style text layouts.
Common uses
- •Building borders and panel outlines in terminal-style interfaces
- •Creating clean corner connections in monospaced ASCII art and diagrams
- •Designing chat/notification layouts with light UI separators
- •Formatting text-based tables and dashboards with box-drawing lines
- •Writing documentation or README visuals that stay aligned in code blocks
Examples
╵ Box Drawings Light Up (U+2575)
- ╵┌─ ╵ ─┐
- ╵Menu item ╵ selected
- ╵Panel start ╵ content continues
- ╵Corner connector: ╵ then draw the next line
- ╵Diagram: vertical segment ends with ╵
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2575 | |
| HTML Entity | ╵ | |
| HTML Code | ╵ | |
| CSS | \2575 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9589 | |
| Decimal | 9589 |
How to type Box Drawings Light Up Symbol (╵)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9589 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2575 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2575. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2575, 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 Up symbol mean?
The symbol ╵ (Unicode U+2575) is a light box drawing piece commonly used as a corner connector in text UI and ASCII-style diagrams. In practice, it appears like a vertical line segment that meets a corner on the right side, making it useful when drawing outlines, borders, and stepped layouts. Because it belongs to the “Box Drawing” category, it is intended for monospaced, grid-like rendering where characters align consistently. Use it when you want a subtle, lightweight line look compared to heavier box drawing characters, especially for menus, panels, or schematic-style text layouts.
What is the Unicode code point for ╵?
It is U+2575.
How can I paste ╵ in HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ╵ . (Provided entity for this character is ╵.)
How do I use ╵ in CSS or JavaScript?
CSS escape: \\2575. JavaScript escape: \\u{2575}.
Where does ╵ work best?
It’s designed for monospaced text rendering, such as code blocks, terminals, and text-based UI layouts.