┃ is the Unicode character BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL, code point U+2503 (decimal 9475) in the Box Drawing block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ┃, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 94 83.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2503 |
| Decimal | 9475 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 94 83 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2503 |
| UTF-32 | 00002503 |
| HTML decimal | ┃ |
| HTML hex | ┃ |
| CSS | \2503 |
| JavaScript | \u2503 |
| JSON | \u2503 |
| Python | \u2503 |
| Python by name | \N{BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL} |
| Java, C# | \u2503 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2503} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2503 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%94%83 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL |
| Code point | U+2503 (decimal 9475) |
| Block | Box Drawing (U+2500–U+257F) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Box Drawing
- ─ U+2500 Box Drawings Light Horizontal
- ━ U+2501 Box Drawings Heavy Horizontal
- │ U+2502 Box Drawings Light Vertical
- ┄ U+2504 Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Horizontal
- ┅ U+2505 Box Drawings Heavy Triple Dash Horizontal
- ┆ U+2506 Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Vertical
- ┇ U+2507 Box Drawings Heavy Triple Dash Vertical
- ┈ U+2508 Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Horizontal
- ┉ U+2509 Box Drawings Heavy Quadruple Dash Horizontal
- ┊ U+250A Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Vertical
- ┋ U+250B Box Drawings Heavy Quadruple Dash Vertical
All 128 characters: Box Drawing.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ┃?
- Use ┃ (decimal) or ┃ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2503?
- E2 94 83 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%94%83.
- How do I write U+2503 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2503. Python: \u2503.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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