Box Drawings Up Light And Right Down Heavy Symbol
┢ is a box-drawing character that combines light upward and heavy right/down strokes for UI and diagram borders.
U+2522
┢ (U+2522) is a box drawing symbol from the Unicode block for line graphics. It’s commonly used to build tidy borders and grid-like diagrams in plain text. You can copy it directly or use its HTML/CSS/JavaScript escapes.
Box Drawings Up Light And Right Down Heavy Symbol Meaning
┢ is a Unicode “box drawing” character designed for constructing borders and frames using light and heavy strokes. The name indicates a specific mix of line weights: an up segment drawn with light weight, along with heavier connections to the right and down directions. As a result, it’s useful when you want a corner/junction that visually matches other box-drawing characters in a set, especially in terminal-style interfaces, ASCII/Unicode diagrams, and monospace layouts. Like other box-drawing glyphs, it doesn’t carry a literal meaning by itself; its value is in how it helps you create clear structure with consistent line geometry.
Common uses
- •Building text-based UI frames and panel borders in monospace displays
- •Creating junctions in ASCII/Unicode diagrams where lines meet
- •Designing table-like layouts or grid separators in plain text
- •Wiring-style schematics and flowcharts using box-drawing glyphs
- •Decorating banners, headers, or section dividers with Unicode lines
Examples
┢ Box Drawings Up Light And Right Down Heavy
- ┢Title ┢ Section
- ┢┌────────┬──────┐\n│ ┢ │ │
- ┢Network: ┢ Router
- ┢┌──────┬┤└──┐\n│ ┢ │
- ┢Flow: Start ┢ Step 1
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2522 | |
| HTML Entity | ┢ | |
| HTML Code | ┢ | |
| CSS | \2522 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9506 | |
| Decimal | 9506 |
How to type Box Drawings Up Light And Right Down Heavy Symbol (┢)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9506 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2522 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2522. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2522, 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 Right Down Heavy symbol mean?
┢ is a Unicode “box drawing” character designed for constructing borders and frames using light and heavy strokes. The name indicates a specific mix of line weights: an up segment drawn with light weight, along with heavier connections to the right and down directions. As a result, it’s useful when you want a corner/junction that visually matches other box-drawing characters in a set, especially in terminal-style interfaces, ASCII/Unicode diagrams, and monospace layouts. Like other box-drawing glyphs, it doesn’t carry a literal meaning by itself; its value is in how it helps you create clear structure with consistent line geometry.
What is the Unicode code point for ┢?
┢ has Unicode code point U+2522.
How can I include ┢ in HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ┢.
What is the CSS escape for ┢?
Use CSS escape \\2522.
How do I use ┢ in JavaScript?
Use the JavaScript unicode escape: \\u{2522}.