┭
Box Drawings Left Heavy and Right Down Light
- Unicode
- U+252D
- Category
- Box Drawing
- HTML Entity
- ┭
- CSS
- \252D
The ┭ symbol, officially known as the "Box Drawing Left Heavy And Right Down Light" 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 light top junction
left heavy right light
mixed weight T-junction
monospace layout
t-junction
table
terminal UI
text table
top
unicode U+252D
Related Symbols
─
Box Drawings Light Horizontal
━
Box Drawings Heavy Horizontal
│
Box Drawings Light Vertical
┃
Box Drawings Heavy Vertical
┄
Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Horizontal
┅
Box Drawings Heavy Triple Dash Horizontal
┆
Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Vertical
┇
Box Drawings Heavy Triple Dash Vertical
┈
Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Horizontal
┉
Box Drawings Heavy Quadruple Dash Horizontal
┊
Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Vertical
┋
Box Drawings Heavy Quadruple Dash Vertical