┠ is the Unicode character BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY AND RIGHT LIGHT, code point U+2520 (decimal 9504) in the Box Drawing block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ┠, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 94 A0.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2520 |
| Decimal | 9504 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 94 A0 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2520 |
| UTF-32 | 00002520 |
| HTML decimal | ┠ |
| HTML hex | ┠ |
| CSS | \2520 |
| JavaScript | \u2520 |
| JSON | \u2520 |
| Python | \u2520 |
| Python by name | \N{BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY AND RIGHT LIGHT} |
| Java, C# | \u2520 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2520} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2520 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%94%A0 |
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 VERTICAL HEAVY AND RIGHT LIGHT |
| Code point | U+2520 (decimal 9504) |
| 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+2518 Box Drawings Light Up And Left
- ┙ U+2519 Box Drawings Up Light And Left Heavy
- ┚ U+251A Box Drawings Up Heavy And Left Light
- ┛ U+251B Box Drawings Heavy Up And Left
- ├ U+251C Box Drawings Light Vertical And Right
- ┝ U+251D Box Drawings Vertical Light And Right Heavy
- ┞ U+251E Box Drawings Up Heavy And Right Down Light
- ┟ U+251F Box Drawings Down Heavy And Right Up Light
- ┡ U+2521 Box Drawings Down Light And Right Up Heavy
- ┢ U+2522 Box Drawings Up Light And Right Down Heavy
- ┣ U+2523 Box Drawings Heavy Vertical And Right
- ┤ U+2524 Box Drawings Light Vertical And Left
- ┥ U+2525 Box Drawings Vertical Light And Left Heavy
- ┦ U+2526 Box Drawings Up Heavy And Left Down Light
- ┧ U+2527 Box Drawings Down Heavy And Left Up Light
- ┨ U+2528 Box Drawings Vertical Heavy And Left Light
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+2520?
- E2 94 A0 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%94%A0.
- How do I write U+2520 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2520. Python: \u2520.
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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