Horizontal Scan Line-7 Symbol
⎼ is a Unicode horizontal scan line character (U+23BC) used for technical or visual separators.
U+23BC
⎼ (U+23BC) is a Unicode character in the Technical & Computer category. It’s typically used to create a thin horizontal scan-line style element in text. You can copy it directly or insert it via Unicode escapes in code.
Horizontal Scan Line-7 Symbol Meaning
⎼ is the “HORIZONTAL SCAN LINE-7” character (Unicode U+23BC). As a scan-line styled glyph, it’s commonly used as a subtle horizontal element—similar to a thin line—inside plain text. In practice, people use it for visual separation in UI-like text, lightweight formatting in editors, or to add a retro/technical look to headings, status lines, and captions. Because it’s a single character, it can be easier than drawing lines in environments where you want to keep content strictly text-based.
Common uses
- •Creating a thin horizontal separator in plain-text layouts
- •Styling status lines or technical readouts in chat and logs
- •Adding scan-line accents in titles, captions, or UI text art
- •Building simple dividers in environments that don’t support borders
- •Representing a “minus/line” visual in text-only mockups
Examples
⎼ Horizontal Scan Line-7 Symbol
- ⎼Status: All systems nominal ⎼ Ready
- ⎼Chapter 3 ⎼ References
- ⎼==== Report Start ====⎼====
- ⎼CPU Usage: 42% ⎼ Memory: 68%
- ⎼Note: Replace the field ⎼ then rerun validation
Variations
Ready to copy
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+23BC | |
| HTML Entity | ⎼ | |
| HTML Code | ⎼ | |
| CSS | \23BC |
FAQ
What does the Horizontal Scan Line-7 symbol mean?
⎼ is the “HORIZONTAL SCAN LINE-7” character (Unicode U+23BC). As a scan-line styled glyph, it’s commonly used as a subtle horizontal element—similar to a thin line—inside plain text. In practice, people use it for visual separation in UI-like text, lightweight formatting in editors, or to add a retro/technical look to headings, status lines, and captions. Because it’s a single character, it can be easier than drawing lines in environments where you want to keep content strictly text-based.
What is the Unicode code point for ⎼?
⎼ is U+23BC, named “HORIZONTAL SCAN LINE-7.”
How do I copy ⎼ using HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ⎼.
How do I insert ⎼ in JavaScript?
You can use the Unicode escape: \\u{23BC}.
Is ⎼ the same as a standard minus sign?
No. ⎼ is a scan-line styled character (U+23BC). It may look like a thin horizontal line, but it’s distinct from the common minus sign.