Box Drawings Vertical Heavy And Left Light Symbol
┨ is a box-drawing character for drawing a heavy vertical line with a light left connection.
U+2528
┨ belongs to the Box Drawing set and is used to create structured line art in text. It’s useful when you want borders, connectors, and table-like layouts without images. Copy it directly or use its Unicode/HTML/CSS forms in code.
Box Drawings Vertical Heavy And Left Light Symbol Meaning
┨ (Unicode U+2528) is a box-drawing glyph named “BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY AND LEFT LIGHT.” It visually represents a junction where a heavy vertical line meets a lighter horizontal segment on the left. Because it’s designed for monospaced text layouts, it’s often used to create UI frames, panels, and schematic-style diagrams using plain text. In practice, it helps maintain consistent border thickness and alignment when combined with other box-drawing characters, especially in terminals, ASCII/Unicode art, and text-based interfaces.
Common uses
- •Creating panel borders and frame corners in terminal or console text
- •Building table/grid separators in monospaced UI mockups
- •Designing connector points in text-based diagrams and flow layouts
- •Enhancing readability of structured logs or status boxes
- •Composing text user interface (TUI) elements like menus and dialogs
Examples
┨ Box Drawings Vertical Heavy and Left Light
- ┨┨ server log ┨
- ┨┨ status: ok ┨
- ┨┨ menu item ┨
- ┨ ┨ column separator
- ┨┨ ─┼─┨ diagram piece
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+2528 | |
| HTML Entity | ┨ | |
| HTML Code | ┨ | |
| CSS | \2528 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9512 | |
| Decimal | 9512 |
How to type Box Drawings Vertical Heavy And Left Light Symbol (┨)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9512 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 2528 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 2528. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 2528, 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 Vertical Heavy And Left Light symbol mean?
┨ (Unicode U+2528) is a box-drawing glyph named “BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY AND LEFT LIGHT.” It visually represents a junction where a heavy vertical line meets a lighter horizontal segment on the left. Because it’s designed for monospaced text layouts, it’s often used to create UI frames, panels, and schematic-style diagrams using plain text. In practice, it helps maintain consistent border thickness and alignment when combined with other box-drawing characters, especially in terminals, ASCII/Unicode art, and text-based interfaces.
What Unicode character is ┨?
┨ is Unicode U+2528, named “BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY AND LEFT LIGHT.”
How can I copy ┨ into HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ┨
How do I use ┨ in CSS?
Use the CSS escape: \\2528.
Where is ┨ most reliable to display?
It’s intended for box-drawing fonts and works best in monospaced text environments like terminals and code editors.