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Box drawings light vertical symbol │

Box drawings light vertical (│) is Unicode U+2502. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A thin vertical line from the box-drawing set, used for the sides of text 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 2502.

Windows

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

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2502 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “box drawings light vertical” 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 2502, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 2502, then press Alt+X.

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

Codes for │

UnicodeU+2502
Official nameBOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL
BlockBox Drawing
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal│
HTML hex│
CSScontent: "\2502";
JavaScript"\u2502"
Python"\u2502"
UTF-8 bytesE2 94 82
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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