Box Drawings Right Light And Left Down Heavy Symbol
A box drawing character that combines a light right line with a heavy left-down corner.
U+2531
┱ is a Unicode box drawing symbol designed for creating crisp line-based layouts. It’s commonly used in terminal-style text art and UI mockups. You can copy it directly or insert it via Unicode in code.
Box Drawings Right Light And Left Down Heavy Symbol Meaning
The character ┱ (Unicode U+2531) is a “box drawing” glyph meant to help build structured borders and connectors with consistent stroke styling. Its name describes how the lines connect: it draws a right light segment and forms a left down connection with a heavier stroke. This makes it useful when you want a visual contrast between directions or to imply hierarchy in diagrams. Like many box drawing characters, it’s best for monospaced environments where spacing is consistent, such as terminal output, text-based dashboards, and lightweight ASCII/Unicode art.
Common uses
- •Creating terminal-style borders and panels in monospaced text
- •Building text UI separators and connectors in chatbots or dashboards
- •Designing simple diagrams or flowcharts in plain text
- •Enhancing table/grid layouts in documentation or README files
- •Styling separators in retro or console-themed landing pages
Examples
┱ Box Drawings Right Light and Left Down Heavy
- ┱┱ Connection point to the next section
- ┱Panel A ┱ Panel B
- ┱Table header ┱ data row separator
- ┱Server status: OK ┱ ready
- ┱Step 2 ┱ Step 3
Variations
Ready to copy
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2531 | |
| HTML Entity | ┱ | |
| HTML Code | ┱ | |
| CSS | \2531 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9521 | |
| Decimal | 9521 |
How to type Box Drawings Right Light And Left Down Heavy Symbol (┱)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9521 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2531 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2531. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2531, 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 Light And Left Down Heavy symbol mean?
The character ┱ (Unicode U+2531) is a “box drawing” glyph meant to help build structured borders and connectors with consistent stroke styling. Its name describes how the lines connect: it draws a right light segment and forms a left down connection with a heavier stroke. This makes it useful when you want a visual contrast between directions or to imply hierarchy in diagrams. Like many box drawing characters, it’s best for monospaced environments where spacing is consistent, such as terminal output, text-based dashboards, and lightweight ASCII/Unicode art.
What is the Unicode code point for ┱?
The symbol ┱ is U+2531 (HTML: ┱).
Is ┱ part of the Box Drawing Unicode block?
Yes. It’s categorized as a Box Drawing character (Unicode name: “BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT LIGHT AND LEFT DOWN HEAVY”).
Will ┱ render correctly everywhere?
It should work best in monospaced fonts. Some fonts may display box drawing characters with different weights or spacing.
How can I insert ┱ in code?
You can use the Unicode escape for this character: CSS escape \\2531 or JavaScript escape \\u{2531}.