╖ is the Unicode character BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND LEFT SINGLE, code point U+2556 (decimal 9558) in the Box Drawing block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ╖, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 95 96.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2556 |
| Decimal | 9558 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 95 96 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2556 |
| UTF-32 | 00002556 |
| HTML decimal | ╖ |
| HTML hex | ╖ |
| HTML named | ╖ |
| CSS | \2556 |
| JavaScript | \u2556 |
| JSON | \u2556 |
| Python | \u2556 |
| Python by name | \N{BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND LEFT SINGLE} |
| Java, C# | \u2556 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2556} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2556 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%95%96 |
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 DOUBLE AND LEFT SINGLE |
| Code point | U+2556 (decimal 9558) |
| 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+254E Box Drawings Light Double Dash Vertical
- ╏ U+254F Box Drawings Heavy Double Dash Vertical
- ═ U+2550 Box Drawings Double Horizontal
- ║ U+2551 Box Drawings Double Vertical
- ╒ U+2552 Box Drawings Down Single And Right Double
- ╓ U+2553 Box Drawings Down Double And Right Single
- ╔ U+2554 Box Drawings Double Down And Right
- ╕ U+2555 Box Drawings Down Single And Left Double
- ╗ U+2557 Box Drawings Double Down And Left
- ╘ U+2558 Box Drawings Up Single And Right Double
- ╙ U+2559 Box Drawings Up Double And Right Single
- ╚ U+255A Box Drawings Double Up And Right
- ╛ U+255B Box Drawings Up Single And Left Double
- ╜ U+255C Box Drawings Up Double And Left Single
- ╝ U+255D Box Drawings Double Up And Left
- ╞ U+255E Box Drawings Vertical Single And Right Double
All 128 characters: Box Drawing.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ╖?
- Use the named entity ╖, or ╖ (decimal) or ╖ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2556?
- E2 95 96 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%95%96.
- How do I write U+2556 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2556. Python: \u2556.
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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