╶ is the Unicode character BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT RIGHT, code point U+2576 (decimal 9590) in the Box Drawing block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ╶, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 95 B6.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2576 |
| Decimal | 9590 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 95 B6 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2576 |
| UTF-32 | 00002576 |
| HTML decimal | ╶ |
| HTML hex | ╶ |
| CSS | \2576 |
| JavaScript | \u2576 |
| JSON | \u2576 |
| Python | \u2576 |
| Python by name | \N{BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT RIGHT} |
| Java, C# | \u2576 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2576} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2576 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%95%B6 |
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 LIGHT RIGHT |
| Code point | U+2576 (decimal 9590) |
| 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+256E Box Drawings Light Arc Down And Left
- ╯ U+256F Box Drawings Light Arc Up And Left
- ╰ U+2570 Box Drawings Light Arc Up And Right
- ╱ U+2571 Box Drawings Light Diagonal Upper Right To Lower Left
- ╲ U+2572 Box Drawings Light Diagonal Upper Left To Lower Right
- ╳ U+2573 Box Drawings Light Diagonal Cross
- ╴ U+2574 Box Drawings Light Left
- ╵ U+2575 Box Drawings Light Up
- ╷ U+2577 Box Drawings Light Down
- ╸ U+2578 Box Drawings Heavy Left
- ╹ U+2579 Box Drawings Heavy Up
- ╺ U+257A Box Drawings Heavy Right
- ╻ U+257B Box Drawings Heavy Down
- ╼ U+257C Box Drawings Light Left And Heavy Right
- ╽ U+257D Box Drawings Light Up And Heavy Down
- ╾ U+257E Box Drawings Heavy Left And Light Right
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+2576?
- E2 95 B6 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%95%B6.
- How do I write U+2576 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2576. Python: \u2576.
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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