Box Drawings Light Up And Right Symbol
└ is a light box-drawing corner that connects a vertical line down to a horizontal line to the right.
U+2514
└ is a Unicode box-drawing character used to build simple frames and corners in plain text. It’s especially handy when you need a clean, consistent UI look without images. You can copy it directly or insert it using the provided code points.
Box Drawings Light Up And Right Symbol Meaning
The symbol └ is a light box-drawing corner character (Unicode name: “BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND RIGHT”). It visually represents a junction where a horizontal line extends to the right and a vertical line extends upward (forming a corner). In text-based layouts, it helps create boxes, panels, outlines, and connected borders that remain readable in monospaced fonts. Because it’s part of the Box Drawing block, it pairs well with other box characters (like ┌ ┐ ┘ and ─ │) to form complete rectangular shapes. The exact appearance can vary slightly by font, but the corner connection concept is consistent.
Common uses
- •Creating panel and window borders in terminal-style text
- •Building simple tables and grid layouts in plain text
- •Designing chat or notification cards with ASCII-like corners
- •Forming UI outlines for prompts, menus, and toolbars
- •Making decorative section dividers in documentation or notes
Examples
└ Box Drawings Light Up and Right
- └└── file.txt
- └ └─ item 1
- └└───┐ (corner in a box layout)
- └└── connect right edge
- └Log output: └ done
Variations
Ready to copy
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2514 | |
| HTML Entity | └ | |
| HTML Code | └ | |
| CSS | \2514 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9492 | |
| Decimal | 9492 |
How to type Box Drawings Light Up And Right Symbol (└)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9492 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2514 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2514. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2514, 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 And Right symbol mean?
The symbol └ is a light box-drawing corner character (Unicode name: “BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND RIGHT”). It visually represents a junction where a horizontal line extends to the right and a vertical line extends upward (forming a corner). In text-based layouts, it helps create boxes, panels, outlines, and connected borders that remain readable in monospaced fonts. Because it’s part of the Box Drawing block, it pairs well with other box characters (like ┌ ┐ ┘ and ─ │) to form complete rectangular shapes. The exact appearance can vary slightly by font, but the corner connection concept is consistent.
What corner does └ draw?
└ is the “Box Drawings Light Up and Right” corner, connecting an upward vertical line to a rightward horizontal line.
Is └ the same as a regular backtick (`)?
No. └ is a Unicode box-drawing character (U+2514) with a specific border/corner purpose; it will not behave like a backtick character.
Which font should I use to see the box lines correctly?
A monospaced font is recommended so the lines align and the corner looks like a proper UI border.
How can I insert └ using code?
You can use its Unicode code point U+2514. Common forms include the HTML entity └, CSS escape \\2514, or JavaScript escape \\u{2514}.