Box Drawings Light Vertical And Left Symbol
┤ is a light box-drawing character showing a vertical line with a left connection.
U+2524
The character ┤ is part of the Unicode box drawing set. It’s commonly used to build simple borders and panel layouts in plain text.
Box Drawings Light Vertical And Left Symbol Meaning
┤ (Unicode U+2524) is a “box drawing” character designed to represent a junction where a light vertical line meets a connection to the left. Visually, it helps you create structured text layouts such as tables, bordered sections, and diagram-like UI mockups using a single character. Because it’s in the box drawing family, it aligns well with other box-drawing characters when rendered in fonts that support these glyphs. In practice, you’ll use it at the left side of a vertical segment to create cleaner borders than raw ASCII characters.
Common uses
- •Building text-based boxes, panels, and bordered sections
- •Creating table-like layouts with consistent line junctions
- •Designing terminal or CLI UI mockups with box borders
- •Improving readability in logs, reports, and structured notes
- •Making simple diagrams in chat messages or plain text files
Examples
┤ Box Drawings Light Vertical and Left
- ┤Top ┌─┐ Middle ├─┤ Left ┤
- ┤┤ item list continues…
- ┤Status: OK ┤ Details below
- ┤┤ Column separator and alignment
- ┤┤ ──┘ Retry section
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2524 | |
| HTML Entity | ┤ | |
| HTML Code | ┤ | |
| CSS | \2524 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9508 | |
| Decimal | 9508 |
How to type Box Drawings Light Vertical And Left Symbol (┤)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9508 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2524 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2524. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2524, 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 Vertical And Left symbol mean?
┤ (Unicode U+2524) is a “box drawing” character designed to represent a junction where a light vertical line meets a connection to the left. Visually, it helps you create structured text layouts such as tables, bordered sections, and diagram-like UI mockups using a single character. Because it’s in the box drawing family, it aligns well with other box-drawing characters when rendered in fonts that support these glyphs. In practice, you’ll use it at the left side of a vertical segment to create cleaner borders than raw ASCII characters.
What is the Unicode code point for ┤?
The symbol ┤ is Unicode U+2524.
How can I copy ┤ into HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ┤.
What CSS escape can I use for ┤?
Use CSS escape: \\2524.
Why does the box border not line up in my text?
Box drawing characters require a font that supports them, and spacing can vary by font; try a monospaced font for best alignment.