┯ is the Unicode character BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND HORIZONTAL HEAVY, code point U+252F (decimal 9519) in the Box Drawing block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ┯, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 94 AF.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+252F |
| Decimal | 9519 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 94 AF |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 252F |
| UTF-32 | 0000252F |
| HTML decimal | ┯ |
| HTML hex | ┯ |
| CSS | \252F |
| JavaScript | \u252F |
| JSON | \u252F |
| Python | \u252F |
| Python by name | \N{BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND HORIZONTAL HEAVY} |
| Java, C# | \u252F |
| Rust, Swift | \u{252F} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u252F |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%94%AF |
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 DOWN LIGHT AND HORIZONTAL HEAVY |
| Code point | U+252F (decimal 9519) |
| 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+2527 Box Drawings Down Heavy And Left Up Light
- ┨ U+2528 Box Drawings Vertical Heavy And Left Light
- ┩ U+2529 Box Drawings Down Light And Left Up Heavy
- ┪ U+252A Box Drawings Up Light And Left Down Heavy
- ┫ U+252B Box Drawings Heavy Vertical And Left
- ┬ U+252C Box Drawings Light Down And Horizontal
- ┭ U+252D Box Drawings Left Heavy And Right Down Light
- ┮ U+252E Box Drawings Right Heavy And Left Down Light
- ┰ U+2530 Box Drawings Down Heavy And Horizontal Light
- ┱ U+2531 Box Drawings Right Light And Left Down Heavy
- ┲ U+2532 Box Drawings Left Light And Right Down Heavy
- ┳ U+2533 Box Drawings Heavy Down And Horizontal
- ┴ U+2534 Box Drawings Light Up And Horizontal
- ┵ U+2535 Box Drawings Left Heavy And Right Up Light
- ┶ U+2536 Box Drawings Right Heavy And Left Up Light
- ┷ U+2537 Box Drawings Up Light And Horizontal Heavy
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+252F?
- E2 94 AF (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%94%AF.
- How do I write U+252F in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u252F. Python: \u252F.
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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