Box Drawings Vertical Light And Horizontal Heavy Symbol
A box-drawing symbol with a light vertical line and a heavy horizontal line for structured layouts.
U+253F
┿ (U+253F) is a box drawing character from the Unicode Box Drawing block. It’s useful when you want mixed line weight—lighter vertical structure with a stronger horizontal rule. You can copy it directly or use its Unicode value in code.
Box Drawings Vertical Light And Horizontal Heavy Symbol Meaning
┿ is a Unicode box-drawing character named “Box Drawings Vertical Light and Horizontal Heavy” (U+253F). Visually, it combines a light vertical stroke with a heavy horizontal stroke, making it handy for separating sections in text-based interfaces without using full thick lines everywhere. This contrast is often used in terminal-style UI, ASCII art layouts, and table borders where you want emphasis on horizontal dividers while keeping vertical lines lighter for readability. It’s also helpful in design mockups or documentation where you’re drawing grid-like structures using plain text.
Common uses
- •Creating table and grid separators in plain-text layouts
- •Building section dividers in terminal-style user interfaces
- •Emphasizing header or row boundaries with heavier horizontal lines
- •Designing monospaced UI mockups in documentation
- •Composing ASCII/Unicode frames for forms and dashboards
Examples
┿ Box Drawings Vertical Light and Horizontal Heavy
- ┿┿ Header section ┿
- ┿ID Name ┿ Value
- ┿─ ┿ ─ layout divider ┿ ─
- ┿Menu item ┿ Selected state
- ┿Top bar ┿ content begins
Variations
Ready to copy
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+253F | |
| HTML Entity | ┿ | |
| HTML Code | ┿ | |
| CSS | \253F |
FAQ
What does the Box Drawings Vertical Light And Horizontal Heavy symbol mean?
┿ is a Unicode box-drawing character named “Box Drawings Vertical Light and Horizontal Heavy” (U+253F). Visually, it combines a light vertical stroke with a heavy horizontal stroke, making it handy for separating sections in text-based interfaces without using full thick lines everywhere. This contrast is often used in terminal-style UI, ASCII art layouts, and table borders where you want emphasis on horizontal dividers while keeping vertical lines lighter for readability. It’s also helpful in design mockups or documentation where you’re drawing grid-like structures using plain text.
What Unicode character is ┿?
┿ is a Unicode box-drawing character: U+253F (HTML entity: ┿).
When should I use this symbol instead of a plain dash or line?
Use it when you want mixed line weights—light vertical structure with a heavier horizontal emphasis, common in UI borders and table dividers.
How do I copy it into HTML?
You can paste the character directly, or use the HTML entity: ┿.
Will it render correctly everywhere?
It should display correctly in most Unicode-capable fonts. Appearance may vary slightly depending on the font’s box-drawing style and weight handling.