Box Drawings Right Heavy And Left Down Light Symbol
┮ is a box-drawing character combining a heavy right segment with a light down-left connection.
U+252E
┮ is part of the Box Drawing Unicode block. It’s designed for building simple line-art layouts like tables, panels, and ASCII-style UI elements. Copy it into text or code using the provided escapes.
Box Drawings Right Heavy And Left Down Light Symbol Meaning
The character ┮ (U+252E) is “BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFT DOWN LIGHT.” Visually, it represents a junction where a heavy horizontal line continues to the right, while a light segment turns downward toward the left side. This makes it useful when you want crisp, consistent box borders and connectors with mixed line weights. In practice, it helps align panel edges, corners, and tee-like intersections in monospaced text displays, especially for lightweight dashboards, terminal-style mockups, and decorative frames where precise line placement matters.
Common uses
- •Creating bordered panels and UI frames in monospaced text
- •Drawing table dividers and grid connectors in console-style layouts
- •Designing simple ASCII art connectors between boxes
- •Building lightweight terminal or chat UI separators
- •Decorating documentation headings and section dividers with box lines
Examples
┮ Box Drawings Right Heavy and Left Down Light
- ┮┮ Item details
- ┮ ┮──────────────┐
- ┮┮──────── Box ───────┐
- ┮▌┮┐ Layout segment join
- ┮┮ Connectors for a panel
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+252E | |
| HTML Entity | ┮ | |
| HTML Code | ┮ | |
| CSS | \252E | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9518 | |
| Decimal | 9518 |
How to type Box Drawings Right Heavy And Left Down Light Symbol (┮)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9518 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 252E then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 252E. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 252e, 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 Right Heavy And Left Down Light symbol mean?
The character ┮ (U+252E) is “BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFT DOWN LIGHT.” Visually, it represents a junction where a heavy horizontal line continues to the right, while a light segment turns downward toward the left side. This makes it useful when you want crisp, consistent box borders and connectors with mixed line weights. In practice, it helps align panel edges, corners, and tee-like intersections in monospaced text displays, especially for lightweight dashboards, terminal-style mockups, and decorative frames where precise line placement matters.
What Unicode character is ┮?
┮ is U+252E, named “BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFT DOWN LIGHT.”
How can I copy ┮ into HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ┮
What is the CSS escape for ┮?
Use CSS escape: \\252E
Where does ┮ work best?
It’s intended for monospaced text where box-drawing characters line up visually.