Line and Box Drawing Symbols
The whole box drawing block, 128 characters from U+2500 to U+257F. They join into a frame only in a fixed-width font, so copy them into code, a terminal or a preformatted block.
─ Light horizontal line U+2500 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT HORIZONTAL — horizontal line, light throughout ━ Heavy horizontal line U+2501 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY HORIZONTAL — horizontal line, heavy throughout │ Light vertical line U+2502 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL — vertical line, light throughout ┃ Heavy vertical line U+2503 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL — vertical line, heavy throughout ┄ Light triple-dash horizontal line U+2504 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT TRIPLE DASH HORIZONTAL — triple-dash horizontal line, light throughout ┅ Heavy triple-dash horizontal line U+2505 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY TRIPLE DASH HORIZONTAL — triple-dash horizontal line, heavy throughout ┆ Light triple-dash vertical line U+2506 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT TRIPLE DASH VERTICAL — triple-dash vertical line, light throughout ┇ Heavy triple-dash vertical line U+2507 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY TRIPLE DASH VERTICAL — triple-dash vertical line, heavy throughout ┈ Light quadruple-dash horizontal line U+2508 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT QUADRUPLE DASH HORIZONTAL — quadruple-dash horizontal line, light throughout ┉ Heavy quadruple-dash horizontal line U+2509 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY QUADRUPLE DASH HORIZONTAL — quadruple-dash horizontal line, heavy throughout ┊ Light quadruple-dash vertical line U+250A BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT QUADRUPLE DASH VERTICAL — quadruple-dash vertical line, light throughout ┋ Heavy quadruple-dash vertical line U+250B BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY QUADRUPLE DASH VERTICAL — quadruple-dash vertical line, heavy throughout ┌ Light top-left corner U+250C BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND RIGHT — top-left corner, light throughout ┍ Top-left corner, mixed weights U+250D BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND RIGHT HEAVY — top-left corner: down arm light; right arm heavy ┎ Top-left corner, mixed weights U+250E BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND RIGHT LIGHT — top-left corner: down arm heavy; right arm light ┏ Heavy top-left corner U+250F BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN AND RIGHT — top-left corner, heavy throughout ┐ Light top-right corner U+2510 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND LEFT — top-right corner, light throughout ┑ Top-right corner, mixed weights U+2511 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND LEFT HEAVY — top-right corner: down arm light; left arm heavy ┒ Top-right corner, mixed weights U+2512 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND LEFT LIGHT — top-right corner: down arm heavy; left arm light ┓ Heavy top-right corner U+2513 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN AND LEFT — top-right corner, heavy throughout └ Light bottom-left corner U+2514 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND RIGHT — bottom-left corner, light throughout ┕ Bottom-left corner, mixed weights U+2515 BOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND RIGHT HEAVY — bottom-left corner: up arm light; right arm heavy ┖ Bottom-left corner, mixed weights U+2516 BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND RIGHT LIGHT — bottom-left corner: up arm heavy; right arm light ┗ Heavy bottom-left corner U+2517 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND RIGHT — bottom-left corner, heavy throughout ┘ Light bottom-right corner U+2518 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND LEFT — bottom-right corner, light throughout ┙ Bottom-right corner, mixed weights U+2519 BOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND LEFT HEAVY — bottom-right corner: up arm light; left arm heavy ┚ Bottom-right corner, mixed weights U+251A BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND LEFT LIGHT — bottom-right corner: up arm heavy; left arm light ┛ Heavy bottom-right corner U+251B BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND LEFT — bottom-right corner, heavy throughout ├ Light left-edge junction U+251C BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND RIGHT — left-edge junction, light throughout ┝ Left-edge junction, mixed weights U+251D BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL LIGHT AND RIGHT HEAVY — left-edge junction: up and down arms light; right arm heavy ┞ Left-edge junction, mixed weights U+251E BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND RIGHT DOWN LIGHT — left-edge junction: up arm heavy; down and right arms light ┟ Left-edge junction, mixed weights U+251F BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND RIGHT UP LIGHT — left-edge junction: up and right arms light; down arm heavy ┠ Left-edge junction, mixed weights U+2520 BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY AND RIGHT LIGHT — left-edge junction: up and down arms heavy; right arm light ┡ Left-edge junction, mixed weights U+2521 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND RIGHT UP HEAVY — left-edge junction: up and right arms heavy; down arm light ┢ Left-edge junction, mixed weights U+2522 BOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND RIGHT DOWN HEAVY — left-edge junction: up arm light; down and right arms heavy ┣ Heavy left-edge junction U+2523 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL AND RIGHT — left-edge junction, heavy throughout ┤ Light right-edge junction U+2524 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND LEFT — right-edge junction, light throughout ┥ Right-edge junction, mixed weights U+2525 BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL LIGHT AND LEFT HEAVY — right-edge junction: up and down arms light; left arm heavy ┦ Right-edge junction, mixed weights U+2526 BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND LEFT DOWN LIGHT — right-edge junction: up arm heavy; down and left arms light ┧ Right-edge junction, mixed weights U+2527 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND LEFT UP LIGHT — right-edge junction: up and left arms light; down arm heavy ┨ Right-edge junction, mixed weights U+2528 BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY AND LEFT LIGHT — right-edge junction: up and down arms heavy; left arm light ┩ Right-edge junction, mixed weights U+2529 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND LEFT UP HEAVY — right-edge junction: up and left arms heavy; down arm light ┪ Right-edge junction, mixed weights U+252A BOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND LEFT DOWN HEAVY — right-edge junction: up arm light; down and left arms heavy ┫ Heavy right-edge junction U+252B BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL AND LEFT — right-edge junction, heavy throughout ┬ Light top-edge junction U+252C BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND HORIZONTAL — top-edge junction, light throughout ┭ Top-edge junction, mixed weights U+252D BOX DRAWINGS LEFT HEAVY AND RIGHT DOWN LIGHT — top-edge junction: down and right arms light; left arm heavy ┮ Top-edge junction, mixed weights U+252E BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFT DOWN LIGHT — top-edge junction: down and left arms light; right arm heavy ┯ Top-edge junction, mixed weights U+252F BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND HORIZONTAL HEAVY — top-edge junction: down arm light; left and right arms heavy ┰ Top-edge junction, mixed weights U+2530 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND HORIZONTAL LIGHT — top-edge junction: down arm heavy; left and right arms light ┱ Top-edge junction, mixed weights U+2531 BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT LIGHT AND LEFT DOWN HEAVY — top-edge junction: down and left arms heavy; right arm light ┲ Top-edge junction, mixed weights U+2532 BOX DRAWINGS LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHT DOWN HEAVY — top-edge junction: down and right arms heavy; left arm light ┳ Heavy top-edge junction U+2533 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN AND HORIZONTAL — top-edge junction, heavy throughout ┴ Light bottom-edge junction U+2534 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND HORIZONTAL — bottom-edge junction, light throughout ┵ Bottom-edge junction, mixed weights U+2535 BOX DRAWINGS LEFT HEAVY AND RIGHT UP LIGHT — bottom-edge junction: up and right arms light; left arm heavy ┶ Bottom-edge junction, mixed weights U+2536 BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFT UP LIGHT — bottom-edge junction: up and left arms light; right arm heavy ┷ Bottom-edge junction, mixed weights U+2537 BOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND HORIZONTAL HEAVY — bottom-edge junction: up arm light; left and right arms heavy ┸ Bottom-edge junction, mixed weights U+2538 BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND HORIZONTAL LIGHT — bottom-edge junction: up arm heavy; left and right arms light ┹ Bottom-edge junction, mixed weights U+2539 BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT LIGHT AND LEFT UP HEAVY — bottom-edge junction: up and left arms heavy; right arm light ┺ Bottom-edge junction, mixed weights U+253A BOX DRAWINGS LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHT UP HEAVY — bottom-edge junction: up and right arms heavy; left arm light ┻ Heavy bottom-edge junction U+253B BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND HORIZONTAL — bottom-edge junction, heavy throughout ┼ Light four-way cross U+253C BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL — four-way cross, light throughout ┽ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+253D BOX DRAWINGS LEFT HEAVY AND RIGHT VERTICAL LIGHT — four-way cross: up, down and right arms light; left arm heavy ┾ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+253E BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFT VERTICAL LIGHT — four-way cross: up, down and left arms light; right arm heavy ┿ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+253F BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL LIGHT AND HORIZONTAL HEAVY — four-way cross: up and down arms light; left and right arms heavy ╀ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+2540 BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND DOWN HORIZONTAL LIGHT — four-way cross: up arm heavy; down, left and right arms light ╁ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+2541 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND UP HORIZONTAL LIGHT — four-way cross: up, left and right arms light; down arm heavy ╂ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+2542 BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY AND HORIZONTAL LIGHT — four-way cross: up and down arms heavy; left and right arms light ╃ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+2543 BOX DRAWINGS LEFT UP HEAVY AND RIGHT DOWN LIGHT — four-way cross: up and left arms heavy; down and right arms light ╄ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+2544 BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT UP HEAVY AND LEFT DOWN LIGHT — four-way cross: up and right arms heavy; down and left arms light ╅ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+2545 BOX DRAWINGS LEFT DOWN HEAVY AND RIGHT UP LIGHT — four-way cross: up and right arms light; down and left arms heavy ╆ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+2546 BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT DOWN HEAVY AND LEFT UP LIGHT — four-way cross: up and left arms light; down and right arms heavy ╇ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+2547 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND UP HORIZONTAL HEAVY — four-way cross: up, left and right arms heavy; down arm light ╈ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+2548 BOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND DOWN HORIZONTAL HEAVY — four-way cross: up arm light; down, left and right arms heavy ╉ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+2549 BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT LIGHT AND LEFT VERTICAL HEAVY — four-way cross: up, down and left arms heavy; right arm light ╊ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+254A BOX DRAWINGS LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHT VERTICAL HEAVY — four-way cross: up, down and right arms heavy; left arm light ╋ Heavy four-way cross U+254B BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL — four-way cross, heavy throughout ╌ Light double-dash horizontal line U+254C BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOUBLE DASH HORIZONTAL — double-dash horizontal line, light throughout ╍ Heavy double-dash horizontal line U+254D BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOUBLE DASH HORIZONTAL — double-dash horizontal line, heavy throughout ╎ Light double-dash vertical line U+254E BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOUBLE DASH VERTICAL — double-dash vertical line, light throughout ╏ Heavy double-dash vertical line U+254F BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOUBLE DASH VERTICAL — double-dash vertical line, heavy throughout ═ Double horizontal line U+2550 BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE HORIZONTAL — horizontal line, double throughout ║ Double vertical line U+2551 BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL — vertical line, double throughout ╒ Top-left corner, mixed weights U+2552 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN SINGLE AND RIGHT DOUBLE — top-left corner: down arm single; right arm double ╓ Top-left corner, mixed weights U+2553 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND RIGHT SINGLE — top-left corner: down arm double; right arm single ╔ Double top-left corner U+2554 BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND RIGHT — top-left corner, double throughout ╕ Top-right corner, mixed weights U+2555 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN SINGLE AND LEFT DOUBLE — top-right corner: down arm single; left arm double ╖ Top-right corner, mixed weights U+2556 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND LEFT SINGLE — top-right corner: down arm double; left arm single ╗ Double top-right corner U+2557 BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND LEFT — top-right corner, double throughout ╘ Bottom-left corner, mixed weights U+2558 BOX DRAWINGS UP SINGLE AND RIGHT DOUBLE — bottom-left corner: up arm single; right arm double ╙ Bottom-left corner, mixed weights U+2559 BOX DRAWINGS UP DOUBLE AND RIGHT SINGLE — bottom-left corner: up arm double; right arm single ╚ Double bottom-left corner U+255A BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND RIGHT — bottom-left corner, double throughout ╛ Bottom-right corner, mixed weights U+255B BOX DRAWINGS UP SINGLE AND LEFT DOUBLE — bottom-right corner: up arm single; left arm double ╜ Bottom-right corner, mixed weights U+255C BOX DRAWINGS UP DOUBLE AND LEFT SINGLE — bottom-right corner: up arm double; left arm single ╝ Double bottom-right corner U+255D BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND LEFT — bottom-right corner, double throughout ╞ Left-edge junction, mixed weights U+255E BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL SINGLE AND RIGHT DOUBLE — left-edge junction: up and down arms single; right arm double ╟ Left-edge junction, mixed weights U+255F BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND RIGHT SINGLE — left-edge junction: up and down arms double; right arm single ╠ Double left-edge junction U+2560 BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND RIGHT — left-edge junction, double throughout ╡ Right-edge junction, mixed weights U+2561 BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL SINGLE AND LEFT DOUBLE — right-edge junction: up and down arms single; left arm double ╢ Right-edge junction, mixed weights U+2562 BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND LEFT SINGLE — right-edge junction: up and down arms double; left arm single ╣ Double right-edge junction U+2563 BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND LEFT — right-edge junction, double throughout ╤ Top-edge junction, mixed weights U+2564 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN SINGLE AND HORIZONTAL DOUBLE — top-edge junction: down arm single; left and right arms double ╥ Top-edge junction, mixed weights U+2565 BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND HORIZONTAL SINGLE — top-edge junction: down arm double; left and right arms single ╦ Double top-edge junction U+2566 BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND HORIZONTAL — top-edge junction, double throughout ╧ Bottom-edge junction, mixed weights U+2567 BOX DRAWINGS UP SINGLE AND HORIZONTAL DOUBLE — bottom-edge junction: up arm single; left and right arms double ╨ Bottom-edge junction, mixed weights U+2568 BOX DRAWINGS UP DOUBLE AND HORIZONTAL SINGLE — bottom-edge junction: up arm double; left and right arms single ╩ Double bottom-edge junction U+2569 BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND HORIZONTAL — bottom-edge junction, double throughout ╪ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+256A BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL SINGLE AND HORIZONTAL DOUBLE — four-way cross: up and down arms single; left and right arms double ╫ Four-way cross, mixed weights U+256B BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND HORIZONTAL SINGLE — four-way cross: up and down arms double; left and right arms single ╬ Double four-way cross U+256C BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL — four-way cross, double throughout ╭ Light rounded top-left corner U+256D BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC DOWN AND RIGHT — rounded top-left corner, light throughout ╮ Light rounded top-right corner U+256E BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC DOWN AND LEFT — rounded top-right corner, light throughout ╯ Light rounded bottom-right corner U+256F BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC UP AND LEFT — rounded bottom-right corner, light throughout ╰ Light rounded bottom-left corner U+2570 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC UP AND RIGHT — rounded bottom-left corner, light throughout ╱ Light diagonal, upper right to lower left U+2571 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DIAGONAL UPPER RIGHT TO LOWER LEFT — a diagonal stroke from the top right of the cell to the bottom left ╲ Light diagonal, upper left to lower right U+2572 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DIAGONAL UPPER LEFT TO LOWER RIGHT — a diagonal stroke from the top left of the cell to the bottom right ╳ Light diagonal cross U+2573 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DIAGONAL CROSS — both diagonals crossing inside the cell ╴ Light left half-line U+2574 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT LEFT — a stub reaching left from the centre of the cell, light ╵ Light upper half-line U+2575 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP — a stub reaching up from the centre of the cell, light ╶ Light right half-line U+2576 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT RIGHT — a stub reaching right from the centre of the cell, light ╷ Light lower half-line U+2577 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN — a stub reaching down from the centre of the cell, light ╸ Heavy left half-line U+2578 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY LEFT — a stub reaching left from the centre of the cell, heavy ╹ Heavy upper half-line U+2579 BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP — a stub reaching up from the centre of the cell, heavy ╺ Heavy right half-line U+257A BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY RIGHT — a stub reaching right from the centre of the cell, heavy ╻ Heavy lower half-line U+257B BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN — a stub reaching down from the centre of the cell, heavy ╼ Horizontal line, mixed weights U+257C BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT LEFT AND HEAVY RIGHT — horizontal line: left arm light; right arm heavy ╽ Vertical line, mixed weights U+257D BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND HEAVY DOWN — vertical line: up arm light; down arm heavy ╾ Horizontal line, mixed weights U+257E BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY LEFT AND LIGHT RIGHT — horizontal line: left arm heavy; right arm light ╿ Vertical line, mixed weights U+257F BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND LIGHT DOWN — vertical line: up arm heavy; down arm light
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Monospace is a requirement, not a preference
Each character reaches the edge of the cell it occupies, so the arm leaving one glyph meets the arm entering the next. That only holds when every cell is the same width. In a proportional font the pieces land at different offsets and the frame comes apart. In practice it belongs inside <code> or <pre>, in a terminal, or in a field you know to be fixed-width, and nowhere else.
The second requirement is that lines keep their length: anything that rewraps text destroys a drawing, because a frame is only a frame while its rows stay aligned.
Read the name and you have the character
Every name in the block starts BOX DRAWINGS and then lists which arms leave the centre and at what weight. LIGHT HORIZONTAL is a thin line straight across. LIGHT DOWN AND RIGHT is a thin arm going down and another going right: the top-left corner of a box. DOWN LIGHT AND RIGHT HEAVY is that same corner with the rightward arm thickened. VERTICAL means up and down together, HORIZONTAL means left and right. Once you can read the pattern you can name the piece you want instead of hunting for it.
Three weights, and one pair that never meets
The block is organised around LIGHT, HEAVY and DOUBLE. Light and heavy mix freely: for every junction there is a character with some arms light and some heavy. Light and double mix too, but in those names light is called SINGLE, so DOWN SINGLE AND RIGHT DOUBLE is a light arm meeting a double one.
Heavy and double never mix: no name among the 128 pairs them, so a heavy line cannot join a double line. Choose between the two before you start rather than halfway along a row.
The dashed variants come in the same weights: double, triple and quadruple dash, each in light and heavy, horizontal and vertical.
The width trap
One hundred and twelve of the 128 have East Asian width Ambiguous. The sixteen exceptions are Narrow: the four double-dash characters at U+254C to U+254F, and the twelve stubs and weight transitions from U+2574 to U+257F. In a terminal that treats ambiguous-width characters as double-width, the 112 take two columns and those sixteen take one, so a drawing exact in one terminal is shredded in another, and the cause is a setting rather than a font. When a frame breaks for one reader and not another, check that first. All 128 are three bytes in UTF-8 and category So, so what damages a saved drawing is almost never the encoding.
Rounded corners, diagonals and stubs
Four characters draw a corner rounded rather than square, U+256D to U+2570, each named LIGHT ARC and the arms it joins. They exist in light weight only, so a rounded box cannot be heavy or double.
U+2571 to U+2573 are diagonals: they cross the cell corner to corner instead of meeting the other pieces, so they hatch and strike through rather than frame.
The last twelve, U+2574 to U+257F, are half-lines. U+2574, BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT LEFT, reaches left from the centre of the cell and stops; the stubs cover all four directions, light and heavy. U+257C to U+257F put one weight on each half of an axis, which is how a line changes weight mid-run instead of at a junction.
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