U+2500

Light horizontal─

Light horizontal is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Box Drawing block, listed here under Box Drawing & Blocks. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "box", "line", "border", "horizontal".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2500
Decimal
9472
Hex
0x2500
Octal
0o22400

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2500
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT HORIZONTAL
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasFORMS LIGHT HORIZONTAL
DecimalBase 109472
HexadecimalBase 160x2500
OctalBase 80o22400
BinaryBase 20010010100000000
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2500–U+257FBox Drawing
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)─
HTML entity (hex)─
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2500
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%94%80

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2500
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2500
Python\u2500
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2500

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 94 80
UTF-16 (BE)2500
UTF-32 (BE)00002500

How to type Light horizontal

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2500 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2500 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2500. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Light horizontal".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2500, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ─ in HTML, \2500 in CSS, and \u2500 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT HORIZONTAL
Unicode 1.0 name
FORMS LIGHT HORIZONTAL
Block
Box Drawing (U+2500–U+257F)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Box Drawing block: U2500.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Light horizontal symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ─ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Light horizontal?

Light horizontal is U+2500 (decimal 9472, hexadecimal 0x2500, octal 0o22400). It lives in the Box Drawing block (U+2500–U+257F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Light horizontal?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT HORIZONTAL"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "FORMS LIGHT HORIZONTAL". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Light horizontal?

Use ─ or ─. In CSS, use content: "\2500".

How do I type Light horizontal in code?

JavaScript: "\u2500". Python: "\u2500". JSON and Java: "\u2500". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 94 80.

Is Light horizontal an emoji?

No. Light horizontal is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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