Every box drawing character symbol, with its name
- │ Box drawings light vertical
- ┌ Box drawings light down and right
- ┐ Box drawings light down and left
- └ Box drawings light up and right
- ┘ Box drawings light up and left
- ├ Box drawings light vertical and right
- ┤ Box drawings light vertical and left
- ┬ Box drawings light down and horizontal
- ┴ Box drawings light up and horizontal
- ┼ Box drawings light vertical and horizontal
- ║ Box drawings double vertical
- ╔ Box drawings double down and right
How to type box drawing
The fastest way is to tap a symbol above and paste it. None of them has a one-key shortcut, so on a computer press Control+Command+Space on a Mac, or Ctrl+Shift+U and the code on Linux.
Each symbol page has copy buttons and step-by-step instructions for Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and more.
Questions
How do I copy a box drawing character symbol?
Tap any symbol above and it goes straight to your clipboard. Paste it anywhere that accepts text.
Do box drawing work on phones?
Most do. A few symbols look different or show a box on older devices or in apps that lack the font. Each symbol page notes where it has been tested.