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Box drawings light down and right symbol ┌

Box drawings light down and right (┌) is Unicode U+250C. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A light top-left corner piece, combined with other box-drawing characters to build frames and tables.

How to type ┌

Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 250c.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ┌.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 250C and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “box drawings light down and right” and double-click ┌.

That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ┌ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ┌ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ┌ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ┌ and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 250c, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 250C, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “box drawings light down and right”.

Codes for ┌

UnicodeU+250C
Official nameBOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND RIGHT
BlockBox Drawing
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal┌
HTML hex┌
CSScontent: "\250C";
JavaScript"\u250C"
Python"\u250C"
UTF-8 bytesE2 94 8C
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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