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U+257F · Box Drawing

Box Drawings Heavy Up and Light Down

Box Drawings Heavy Up and Light Down is the Unicode character U+257F (official name “BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND LIGHT DOWN”) from the Box Drawing block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s box drawing collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+257F
HTML
U+257F

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+257F
Decimal9599
HTML (hex)
HTML (decimal)
CSS\257F
JavaScript\u257F
Python\u257F
UTF-8 bytesE2 95 BF
UTF-16257F
URL-encoded%E2%95%BF

Character details

Official nameBOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND LIGHT DOWN
Unicode blockBox Drawing
General categoryOther Symbol (So)
SymbolHero categoryBox Drawing
EmojiNo

How to type ╿

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 257F then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “box drawings heavy up and light down”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “box drawings heavy up and light down”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 257F.

iPhone & Android

  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “box drawings heavy up and light down” or enter U+257F.
  • HTML:
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9599)

Questions

What is the Unicode for ╿?

It is U+257F (BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND LIGHT DOWN), decimal 9599.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 257F then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “box drawings heavy up and light down”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference ╿ (or ╿). There is no named entity.