╁
Box Drawing 66
- Unicode
- U+2541
- Category
- Dingbats
- HTML Entity
- ╁
- CSS
- \2541
The ╁ symbol, officially known as Box Drawing Light Up and Heavy Horizontal, is a typographic character used to construct text-based grids and frames. It features a thick horizontal line intersected by a thin, upward-pointing vertical line, forming an inverted T-shape. Originally designed for legacy computing environments to draw graphical user interfaces in text mode, it is now primarily used by enthusiasts for ASCII art and retro terminal designs.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9537
- macOS
- Option+2541 (using Unicode Hex Input)
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 2541 then Enter
- HTML
- ╁
In Programming
Developers use this character in command-line interfaces (CLI) and terminal applications to render stylized tables, directory trees, or UI borders without relying on a full graphical framework.
Tags
ASCII art
TUI
border
box drawing
command-line
cross
dingbat
heavy horizontal
intersection
inverted T
light vertical
retro computing
table
terminal UI
text-based interface
unicode box drawing