U+2502

Light vertical│

Light vertical 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", "vertical".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2502
Decimal
9474
Hex
0x2502
Octal
0o22402

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2502
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasFORMS LIGHT VERTICAL
DecimalBase 109474
HexadecimalBase 160x2502
OctalBase 80o22402
BinaryBase 20010010100000010
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: "…"\2502
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%94%82

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2502
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2502
Python\u2502
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2502

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 94 82
UTF-16 (BE)2502
UTF-32 (BE)00002502

How to type Light vertical

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2502 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2502 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2502. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Light vertical".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2502, 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, \2502 in CSS, and \u2502 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL
Unicode 1.0 name
FORMS LIGHT VERTICAL
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 vertical 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 vertical?

Light vertical is U+2502 (decimal 9474, hexadecimal 0x2502, octal 0o22402). 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 vertical?

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

What is the HTML code for Light vertical?

Use │ or │. In CSS, use content: "\2502".

How do I type Light vertical in code?

JavaScript: "\u2502". Python: "\u2502". JSON and Java: "\u2502". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 94 82.

Is Light vertical an emoji?

No. Light vertical 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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