Box Drawings Up Light And Left Down Heavy Symbol
┪ is a box-drawing character combining an up-light line with a heavy left-down connection.
U+252A
┪ (U+252A) is a Unicode box-drawing symbol designed for text-based layouts. It’s often used when you want a subtle light segment combined with a heavier direction cue.
Box Drawings Up Light And Left Down Heavy Symbol Meaning
┪ is a Unicode “Box Drawings” character: “BOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND LEFT DOWN HEAVY” (U+252A). In practice, it visually represents a junction that includes a light vertical segment going upward and a heavier segment that goes from the junction down toward the left. Because it’s a box-drawing character, its main value is in aligning with other box-drawing glyphs to build tables, framed panels, UI mockups, and ASCII-style diagrams. The exact appearance can vary by font, but the intended structure is consistent with box-drawing character sets.
Common uses
- •Building or refining ASCII/Unicode UI frames and panels in plain text
- •Designing text tables where you need a specific line weight/junction style
- •Creating separators and diagram edges in terminal-style layouts
- •Mocking up menu and layout structures in documentation or readme files
- •Using as a visual connector in lightweight console or chat formatting
Examples
┪ Box Drawings Up Light and Left Down Heavy
- ┪┌──┪──┐
- ┪Menu: ┪ Active
- ┪┌────┪
- ┪Table col A ┪ col B
- ┪└──┪──┘
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+252A | |
| HTML Entity | ┪ | |
| HTML Code | ┪ | |
| CSS | \252A | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9514 | |
| Decimal | 9514 |
How to type Box Drawings Up Light And Left Down Heavy Symbol (┪)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9514 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 252A then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 252A. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 252a, 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 Left Down Heavy symbol mean?
┪ is a Unicode “Box Drawings” character: “BOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND LEFT DOWN HEAVY” (U+252A). In practice, it visually represents a junction that includes a light vertical segment going upward and a heavier segment that goes from the junction down toward the left. Because it’s a box-drawing character, its main value is in aligning with other box-drawing glyphs to build tables, framed panels, UI mockups, and ASCII-style diagrams. The exact appearance can vary by font, but the intended structure is consistent with box-drawing character sets.
How do I copy the ┪ character?
Select the ┪ symbol on this page and copy/paste it into your text, editor, or design tool.
What is the Unicode code point for ┪?
┪ is U+252A.
How can I use ┪ in HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ┪
How can I use ┪ in CSS or JavaScript?
CSS escape: \252A. JavaScript (Unicode escape): \u{252A}.