Box Drawing
Range: 2500–257F
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Box Drawing

257F

250

251

252

253

254

255

256

257

2500

2510

2520

2530

2540

2550

2560

2570

2501

2511

2521

2531

2541

2551

2561

2571

2502

2512

2522

2532

2542

2552

2562

2572

2503

2513

2523

2533

2543

2553

2563

2573

2504

2514

2524

2534

2544

2554

2564

2574

2505

2515

2525

2535

2545

2555

2565

2575

2506

2516

2526

2536

2546

2556

2566

2576

2507

2517

2527

2537

2547

2557

2567

2577

2508

2518

2528

2538

2548

2558

2568

2578

2509

2519

2529

2539

2549

2559

2569

2579

250A

251A

252A

253A

254A

255A

256A

257A

250B

251B

252B

253B

254B

255B

256B

257B

250C

251C

252C

253C

254C

255C

256C

257C

250D

251D

252D

253D

254D

255D

256D

257D

250E

251E

252E

253E

254E

255E

256E

257E

250F

251F

252F

253F

254F

255F

256F

257F

0123456789A

B

CDE

╿

F

260

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All of these characters are intended for compatibility withcharacter cell graphic sets in use prior to 1990.
Light and heavy solid lines
2500
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT HORIZONTAL= Videotex Mosaic DG 15→ 1FBAF 🮯 box drawings light horizontal withvertical stroke
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY HORIZONTAL
2501
2502
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL= Videotex Mosaic DG 142503
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL
Light and heavy dashed lines
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT TRIPLE DASH
2504
HORIZONTAL
2505
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY TRIPLE DASHHORIZONTAL
2506
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT TRIPLE DASH VERTICAL
2507
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY TRIPLE DASHVERTICAL
2508
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT QUADRUPLE DASHHORIZONTALBOX DRAWINGS HEAVY QUADRUPLE DASH
2509
HORIZONTAL250A
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT QUADRUPLE DASHVERTICAL250B
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY QUADRUPLE DASHVERTICAL
Light and heavy line box components
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND RIGHT
250C= Videotex Mosaic DG 16250D
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND RIGHT
HEAVY
250E
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND RIGHT
LIGHT
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN AND RIGHT
250F
2510
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND LEFT
= Videotex Mosaic DG 172511
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND LEFTHEAVY
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND LEFT
2512
LIGHT
2513
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN AND LEFT2514
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND RIGHT= Videotex Mosaic DG 182515
BOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND RIGHT HEAVY
BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND RIGHT LIGHT
2516
2517
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND RIGHT
2518
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND LEFT
= Videotex Mosaic DG 192519
BOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND LEFT HEAVY
BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND LEFT LIGHT
251A
251B
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND LEFT
251C
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND RIGHT= Videotex Mosaic DG 20251DBOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL LIGHT AND RIGHTHEAVY= Videotex Mosaic DG 03251E
BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND RIGHT DOWN
LIGHT
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND RIGHT UP
251F
LIGHT
2520
BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY AND RIGHT
LIGHT

25212522
2523
25242525
2526
2527
2528
2529
252A
252B
252C
252D
252E
252F
2530
2531
2532
2533
2534
25352536
2537
25382539
253A
253B
253C
253D
253E
253F

253F

BOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND RIGHT UP
HEAVYBOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND RIGHT DOWN
HEAVY
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL AND RIGHTBOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND LEFT
= Videotex Mosaic DG 21
BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL LIGHT AND LEFTHEAVY= Videotex Mosaic DG 04
BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND LEFT DOWNLIGHTBOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND LEFT UPLIGHTBOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY AND LEFT
LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND LEFT UPHEAVYBOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND LEFT DOWNHEAVYBOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL AND LEFT
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN ANDHORIZONTAL= Videotex Mosaic DG 22BOX DRAWINGS LEFT HEAVY AND RIGHTDOWN LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFTDOWN LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT ANDHORIZONTAL HEAVY= Videotex Mosaic DG 02BOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY ANDHORIZONTAL LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS RIGHT LIGHT AND LEFTDOWN HEAVYBOX DRAWINGS LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHTDOWN HEAVYBOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN ANDHORIZONTALBOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND HORIZONTAL= Videotex Mosaic DG 23BOX DRAWINGS LEFT HEAVY AND RIGHT UPLIGHTBOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFT UPLIGHTBOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND HORIZONTALHEAVY= Videotex Mosaic DG 01BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND HORIZONTALLIGHTBOX DRAWINGS RIGHT LIGHT AND LEFT UPHEAVY
BOX DRAWINGS LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHT UPHEAVY
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND HORIZONTALBOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND
HORIZONTAL= Videotex Mosaic DG 24
BOX DRAWINGS LEFT HEAVY AND RIGHTVERTICAL LIGHT
BOX DRAWINGS RIGHT HEAVY AND LEFTVERTICAL LIGHT
BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL LIGHT AND
HORIZONTAL HEAVY= Videotex Mosaic DG 13

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2540
25412542
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2544
2545
2546
2547
2548
2549
254A
254B

Box Drawing

BOX DRAWINGS UP HEAVY AND DOWNHORIZONTAL LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS DOWN HEAVY AND UPHORIZONTAL LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL HEAVY ANDHORIZONTAL LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS LEFT UP HEAVY AND RIGHTDOWN LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS RIGHT UP HEAVY AND LEFTDOWN LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS LEFT DOWN HEAVY ANDRIGHT UP LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS RIGHT DOWN HEAVY ANDLEFT UP LIGHTBOX DRAWINGS DOWN LIGHT AND UPHORIZONTAL HEAVYBOX DRAWINGS UP LIGHT AND DOWNHORIZONTAL HEAVYBOX DRAWINGS RIGHT LIGHT AND LEFTVERTICAL HEAVYBOX DRAWINGS LEFT LIGHT AND RIGHTVERTICAL HEAVY
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL AND
HORIZONTALLight and heavy dashed lines
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOUBLE DASH254C
HORIZONTAL
254D
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOUBLE DASHHORIZONTAL
254E
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOUBLE DASHVERTICAL
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOUBLE DASH
254F
VERTICAL
Double lines
2550
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE HORIZONTAL
2551
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL
Light and double line box components
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN SINGLE AND RIGHT
2552
DOUBLE
2553
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND RIGHTSINGLE2554
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND RIGHT
2555
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN SINGLE AND LEFTDOUBLE
2556
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND LEFTSINGLE
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND LEFT
2557
2558
BOX DRAWINGS UP SINGLE AND RIGHTDOUBLE
BOX DRAWINGS UP DOUBLE AND RIGHT
2559
SINGLE
255A
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND RIGHT
255B
BOX DRAWINGS UP SINGLE AND LEFT DOUBLE
BOX DRAWINGS UP DOUBLE AND LEFT SINGLE
255C
255D
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND LEFT
255E
BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL SINGLE AND RIGHTDOUBLE
255F
BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND RIGHTSINGLE2560
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND RIGHT
2561
BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL SINGLE AND LEFTDOUBLE
2562
BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND LEFTSINGLE
26225632564256525662567
25682569
256A
256B
256C

257F

BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND LEFT
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN SINGLE AND
HORIZONTAL DOUBLE
BOX DRAWINGS DOWN DOUBLE AND
HORIZONTAL SINGLE
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND
HORIZONTALBOX DRAWINGS UP SINGLE AND HORIZONTALDOUBLE
BOX DRAWINGS UP DOUBLE ANDHORIZONTAL SINGLE
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP ANDHORIZONTALBOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL SINGLE AND
HORIZONTAL DOUBLE
BOX DRAWINGS VERTICAL DOUBLE AND
HORIZONTAL SINGLE
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE VERTICAL AND
HORIZONTAL

Character cell arcs
256D
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC DOWN AND RIGHT
256E
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC DOWN AND LEFT
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC UP AND LEFT
256F
2570
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT ARC UP AND RIGHT
Character cell diagonals
For a more extensive set of legacy terminal graphic character
cell diagonals, see also 1FBA0-1FBAE in the Symbols forLegacy Computing block.
2571
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DIAGONAL UPPER
RIGHT TO LOWER LEFT
• not intended for mathematical symbol \diagup→ 002F / solidus→ 2044 ⁄ fraction slash→ 2215 ∕ division slash
2572
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DIAGONAL UPPER LEFT
TO LOWER RIGHT• not intended for mathematical symbol\diagdown→ 005C \ reverse solidus→ 2216 ∖ set minus→ 29F5 ⧵ reverse solidus operator
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DIAGONAL CROSS
2573→ 2613 ☓ saltire→ 2715 ✕ multiplication x
Light and heavy half lines
2574
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT LEFT
2575
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP2576
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT RIGHT
2577
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN
2578
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY LEFT
2579
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY RIGHT
257A
257B
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY DOWN
Mixed light and heavy lines
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT LEFT AND HEAVY
257C
RIGHT
257D
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND HEAVY DOWN
257E
BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY LEFT AND LIGHTRIGHT
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