╈
Box Drawing 73
- Unicode
- U+2548
- Category
- Dingbats
- HTML Entity
- ╈
- CSS
- \2548
The ╈ symbol is a box-drawing character representing a four-way intersection where the top vertical line is thick (heavy) and the remaining three lines are thin (light). Originally developed for legacy computer terminals and DOS systems, this symbol allowed developers to build text-based graphical user interfaces and grid layouts before the era of modern graphics. Today, it remains popular in retro ASCII art, custom command-line tools, and plain-text structural diagrams.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9544
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "box drawing"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 2548 and press Enter
- HTML
- ╈
In Programming
Frequently utilized in command-line interface (CLI) development and terminal libraries like ncurses to render custom tables, split-pane borders, and text-based UI components.
Tags
CLI
TUI
ascii art
border
box drawing
command line
cross
dingbat
four-way intersection
intersection
mixed weight cross
monospace
retro computing
table
terminal ui
text graphics
unicode box drawing
up heavy light