Box Drawings Up Heavy And Down Horizontal Light Symbol
A box-drawing character that combines a heavy upward line with a light horizontal segment downwards.
U+2540
The symbol ╀ (U+2540) is a box drawing character designed for ASCII-style layouts. It helps you build consistent borders and junctions in text-based interfaces. Use it in terminals, UI mockups, and simple diagram text.
Box Drawings Up Heavy And Down Horizontal Light Symbol Meaning
╀ (Unicode U+2540) is “BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND DOWN HORIZONTAL LIGHT.” In practice, it’s used to connect lines in box-drawing sets, where one segment is drawn with heavier weight and the other uses lighter horizontal styling. This makes it useful when you want a visual hierarchy or emphasis in a text layout—for example, marking a stronger “branch” upward while keeping the lower connection lighter. Like other box drawing characters, its main value is alignment and style consistency when you’re composing borders, tables, and diagrams using monospaced text.
Common uses
- •Creating text UI panels with emphasized border junctions in monospaced layouts
- •Building simple tables and grid diagrams where one connection should appear heavier
- •Designing ASCII/Unicode dashboards and status blocks with clear line structure
- •Marking connector points in terminal-based forms or menu screens
- •Enhancing readability in wireframe mockups made from character grids
Examples
╀ Box Drawings Up Heavy and Down Horizontal Light
- ╀╀─────────
- ╀─╀───────
- ╀│╀──────│
- ╀┌─╀──────┐
- ╀Status ╀ Active
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2540 | |
| HTML Entity | ╀ | |
| HTML Code | ╀ | |
| CSS | \2540 |
FAQ
What does ╀ mean?
It is a Unicode box drawing character named “BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND DOWN HORIZONTAL LIGHT,” used to draw styled line junctions in monospaced text layouts.
How do I copy the symbol ╀?
Copy it directly from this page, or use its HTML entity ╀ / ╀ and the CSS escape \\2540.
What is the Unicode code point for ╀?
The code point is U+2540.
Will it display correctly everywhere?
Box drawing characters rely on the font. In most monospaced fonts they render as intended, but appearance can vary across devices and typefaces.