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Heavy horizontal line symbol ━

Heavy horizontal line (━) is Unicode U+2501. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A thick horizontal line from the box-drawing set. Repeated, it makes a bold divider between sections of text.

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 2501.

Windows

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

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2501 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “heavy horizontal line” 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 2501, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 2501, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “heavy horizontal line”.

Codes for ━

UnicodeU+2501
Official nameBOX DRAWINGS HEAVY HORIZONTAL
BlockBox Drawing
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal━
HTML hex━
CSScontent: "\2501";
JavaScript"\u2501"
Python"\u2501"
UTF-8 bytesE2 94 81
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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