Box Drawings Up Light And Horizontal Heavy Symbol
┷ is a box-drawing character combining a light upward segment with a heavy horizontal line.
U+2537
┷ is a Unicode box-drawing symbol (U+2537) commonly used to build simple line-based layouts. It’s useful when you want borders and connectors that match other box-drawing characters. You can copy it directly or use the provided HTML, CSS, or JavaScript escapes.
Box Drawings Up Light And Horizontal Heavy Symbol Meaning
The symbol ┷ (Unicode U+2537) is part of the “Box Drawing” set: “up light and horizontal heavy.” Visually, it represents a connector where a light line goes upward and meets a heavier horizontal line. Designers and developers use characters like this to create table borders, panel edges, and text UIs without needing images or complex drawing code. It’s also handy in monospaced ASCII-art style designs where consistent Unicode line weights make the diagram or frame look more structured. Pair it with other box-drawing characters to form corners, joints, and intersections.
Common uses
- •Building text-based table borders in monospaced terminals
- •Creating lightweight connector lines in console-style UI mockups
- •Designing framed headings or panel separators in plain text
- •Composing ASCII/Unicode line art for documentation and readmes
- •Making consistent character-based diagrams in chat or logs
Examples
┷ Box Drawings Up Light and Horizontal Heavy
- ┷┷ System Status
- ┷Row 1 ┷ Row 2
- ┷┷━━━━━━━━━┷
- ┷CPU ┷ Memory
- ┷┷ Settings ┷
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2537 | |
| HTML Entity | ┷ | |
| HTML Code | ┷ | |
| CSS | \2537 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9527 | |
| Decimal | 9527 |
How to type Box Drawings Up Light And Horizontal Heavy Symbol (┷)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9527 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2537 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2537. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2537, 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 Up Light And Horizontal Heavy symbol mean?
The symbol ┷ (Unicode U+2537) is part of the “Box Drawing” set: “up light and horizontal heavy.” Visually, it represents a connector where a light line goes upward and meets a heavier horizontal line. Designers and developers use characters like this to create table borders, panel edges, and text UIs without needing images or complex drawing code. It’s also handy in monospaced ASCII-art style designs where consistent Unicode line weights make the diagram or frame look more structured. Pair it with other box-drawing characters to form corners, joints, and intersections.
What Unicode character is ┷?
┷ is the box drawing character “up light and horizontal heavy” with Unicode code point U+2537.
How do I copy ┷ into HTML?
You can use the provided HTML entity: ┷.
How do I use ┷ in CSS?
Use the CSS escape: \\2537.
How do I use ┷ in JavaScript strings?
In JavaScript, you can use the Unicode escape: \\u{2537}.