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Box drawings light vertical and right symbol ├

Box drawings light vertical and right (├) is Unicode U+251C. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A thin T-shaped piece that branches right, used to join lines in tables and in folder trees.

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 251c.

Windows

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

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 251C and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “box drawings light vertical 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 251c, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 251C, then press Alt+X.

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

Codes for ├

UnicodeU+251C
Official nameBOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND RIGHT
BlockBox Drawing
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal├
HTML hex├
CSScontent: "\251C";
JavaScript"\u251C"
Python"\u251C"
UTF-8 bytesE2 94 9C
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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