Box Drawings Right Light And Left Up Heavy Symbol
A box-drawing character that combines a light horizontal stroke to the right with a heavy stroke up-left.
U+2539
┹ (U+2539) is a Unicode box drawing character designed for text-based diagrams and UI frames. It mixes different line weights to help corners and joins look consistent. You can copy it directly or use its Unicode code point in code.
Box Drawings Right Light And Left Up Heavy Symbol Meaning
┹ is part of the Unicode Box Drawing block and is used to build borders, panel frames, and diagram corners in monospaced text. Its name describes the stroke pattern: the right side uses a light line, while the left/up connections use a heavier line. This makes it useful when you need a mixed-weight join—such as matching an existing frame style where horizontal and vertical edges differ in thickness. In practice, it helps create clearer structure in ASCII/Unicode UIs, terminal displays, and simple layouts. Since it’s a single character, it’s convenient for quick copy/paste and for scripts that generate text UI elements.
Common uses
- •Creating border corners and junctions in text-based UI layouts
- •Designing monospaced diagrams where line weight variation improves readability
- •Building panel frames for logs, dashboards, and terminal screens
- •Formatting ASCII art with consistent box-drawing characters
- •Generating structured separators in chat or documentation templates
Examples
┹ Box Drawings Right Light and Left Up Heavy
- ┹│┹│
- ┹┌──┹──┐
- ┹Menu ┹ Settings
- ┹Log ┹ Output
- ┹[Start]┹[End]
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2539 | |
| HTML Entity | ┹ | |
| HTML Code | ┹ | |
| CSS | \2539 |
FAQ
What is the Unicode code point for ┹?
The symbol ┹ is U+2539 (Unicode name: BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT LIGHT AND LEFT UP HEAVY).
How can I copy ┹ for use in a terminal or editor?
Copy the character directly from this page, or paste it using the Unicode code point U+2539 in your environment if it supports it.
What does the “right light and left up heavy” part mean?
It describes the mixed line weights in the box-drawing glyph: the connection to the right is light, while the left/up connections are heavy.
Will the character look correct in any font?
It should display best in fonts that support Unicode box drawing characters and are designed for monospaced UI/text layouts.