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Box Drawing Unicode Block

The Unicode block "Box Drawing" is a collection of characters specifically designed to create graphical elements within text using simple, line-based designs. This block, which spans from U+2500 to U+257F, includes various horizontal and vertical lines, corners, and intersections, facilitating the creation of box-like structures and grid layouts in text environments. The characters in this block are particularly useful for building tables, diagrams, and frames in monospaced, text-based interfaces such as command-line interfaces, terminal emulators, and text editors. By combining different elements from this block, users can mimic the appearance of more sophisticated graphic interfaces without leaving the text-only environment.

These box drawing characters emerged from the need for a standardized way to render diagrams and data frames on computers that did not support graphical displays. Historically, they were crucial during the era of ASCII-based displays and typewriters, providing a convenient way to enhance text documents visually. Today, while modern graphical user interfaces often rely on pixel-based graphics, the box drawing characters maintain their utility in programming and scripting contexts, where they support the visualization of complex data structures and process flows. Despite technological advancements, the Box Drawing block remains a fundamental tool in various software development and IT operations, underlining the continued relevance of these simple yet effective characters.

View a range of fonts that support the Box Drawing block.

Below you will find all the characters that are in the Box Drawing unicode block. Currently there are 128 characters in this block.

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Image Browser Unicode Name
Box Drawings Left Light And Right Down Heavy┲U+2532Box Drawings Left Light And Right Down Heavy
Box Drawings Heavy Down And Horizontal┳U+2533Box Drawings Heavy Down And Horizontal
Box Drawings Light Up And Horizontal┴U+2534Box Drawings Light Up And Horizontal
Box Drawings Left Heavy And Right Up Light┵U+2535Box Drawings Left Heavy And Right Up Light
Box Drawings Right Heavy And Left Up Light┶U+2536Box Drawings Right Heavy And Left Up Light
Box Drawings Up Light And Horizontal Heavy┷U+2537Box Drawings Up Light And Horizontal Heavy
Box Drawings Up Heavy And Horizontal Light┸U+2538Box Drawings Up Heavy And Horizontal Light
Box Drawings Right Light And Left Up Heavy┹U+2539Box Drawings Right Light And Left Up Heavy
Box Drawings Left Light And Right Up Heavy┺U+253ABox Drawings Left Light And Right Up Heavy
Box Drawings Heavy Up And Horizontal┻U+253BBox Drawings Heavy Up And Horizontal
Box Drawings Light Vertical And Horizontal┼U+253CBox Drawings Light Vertical And Horizontal
Box Drawings Left Heavy And Right Vertical Light┽U+253DBox Drawings Left Heavy And Right Vertical Light
Box Drawings Right Heavy And Left Vertical Light┾U+253EBox Drawings Right Heavy And Left Vertical Light
Box Drawings Vertical Light And Horizontal Heavy┿U+253FBox Drawings Vertical Light And Horizontal Heavy
Box Drawings Up Heavy And Down Horizontal Light╀U+2540Box Drawings Up Heavy And Down Horizontal Light
Box Drawings Down Heavy And Up Horizontal Light╁U+2541Box Drawings Down Heavy And Up Horizontal Light
Box Drawings Vertical Heavy And Horizontal Light╂U+2542Box Drawings Vertical Heavy And Horizontal Light
Box Drawings Left Up Heavy And Right Down Light╃U+2543Box Drawings Left Up Heavy And Right Down Light
Box Drawings Right Up Heavy And Left Down Light╄U+2544Box Drawings Right Up Heavy And Left Down Light
Box Drawings Left Down Heavy And Right Up Light╅U+2545Box Drawings Left Down Heavy And Right Up Light
Box Drawings Right Down Heavy And Left Up Light╆U+2546Box Drawings Right Down Heavy And Left Up Light
Box Drawings Down Light And Up Horizontal Heavy╇U+2547Box Drawings Down Light And Up Horizontal Heavy
Box Drawings Up Light And Down Horizontal Heavy╈U+2548Box Drawings Up Light And Down Horizontal Heavy
Box Drawings Right Light And Left Vertical Heavy╉U+2549Box Drawings Right Light And Left Vertical Heavy
Box Drawings Left Light And Right Vertical Heavy╊U+254ABox Drawings Left Light And Right Vertical Heavy
Box Drawings Heavy Vertical And Horizontal╋U+254BBox Drawings Heavy Vertical And Horizontal
Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal╌U+254CBox Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal
Box Drawings Heavy Double Dash Horizontal╍U+254DBox Drawings Heavy Double Dash Horizontal
Box Drawings Light Double Dash Vertical╎U+254EBox Drawings Light Double Dash Vertical
Box Drawings Heavy Double Dash Vertical╏U+254FBox Drawings Heavy Double Dash Vertical
Box Drawings Double Horizontal═U+2550Box Drawings Double Horizontal
Box Drawings Double Vertical║U+2551Box Drawings Double Vertical
Box Drawings Down Single And Right Double╒U+2552Box Drawings Down Single And Right Double
Box Drawings Down Double And Right Single╓U+2553Box Drawings Down Double And Right Single
Box Drawings Double Down And Right╔U+2554Box Drawings Double Down And Right
Box Drawings Down Single And Left Double╕U+2555Box Drawings Down Single And Left Double
Box Drawings Down Double And Left Single╖U+2556Box Drawings Down Double And Left Single
Box Drawings Double Down And Left╗U+2557Box Drawings Double Down And Left
Box Drawings Up Single And Right Double╘U+2558Box Drawings Up Single And Right Double
Box Drawings Up Double And Right Single╙U+2559Box Drawings Up Double And Right Single
Box Drawings Double Up And Right╚U+255ABox Drawings Double Up And Right
Box Drawings Up Single And Left Double╛U+255BBox Drawings Up Single And Left Double
Box Drawings Up Double And Left Single╜U+255CBox Drawings Up Double And Left Single
Box Drawings Double Up And Left╝U+255DBox Drawings Double Up And Left
Box Drawings Vertical Single And Right Double╞U+255EBox Drawings Vertical Single And Right Double
Box Drawings Vertical Double And Right Single╟U+255FBox Drawings Vertical Double And Right Single
Box Drawings Double Vertical And Right╠U+2560Box Drawings Double Vertical And Right
Box Drawings Vertical Single And Left Double╡U+2561Box Drawings Vertical Single And Left Double
Box Drawings Vertical Double And Left Single╢U+2562Box Drawings Vertical Double And Left Single
Box Drawings Double Vertical And Left╣U+2563Box Drawings Double Vertical And Left
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