┭
Box Drawing 46
- Unicode
- U+252D
- Category
- Dingbats
- HTML Entity
- ┭
- CSS
- \252D
The ┭ symbol, officially known as the "Box Drawing Left Light And Right And Down Heavy" character, is a text-based graphical element from the Unicode Box Drawing block. It originated in early computing eras like DOS to help developers build menus, tables, and borders directly within text terminals. Today, it remains a favorite for crafting precise ASCII art, structuring terminal interfaces, and creating grid-based diagrams in plain text.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9517
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "box drawing"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 252d
- HTML
- ┭
In Programming
Developers frequently use this character in command-line interfaces (CLIs) and console applications to dynamically render text-based tables, directory trees, or retro-style graphical user interfaces.
Tags
ASCII art
CLI border
TUI
border
box drawing
dingbat
down heavy top junction
left light right heavy
mixed weight T-junction
monospace layout
t-junction
table
terminal UI
text table
top
unicode U+252D