U+250C

Down and right┌

Down and right 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", "corner", "border", "top".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+250C
Decimal
9484
Hex
0x250C
Octal
0o22414

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+250C
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND RIGHT
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasFORMS LIGHT DOWN AND RIGHT
DecimalBase 109484
HexadecimalBase 160x250C
OctalBase 80o22414
BinaryBase 20010010100001100
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: "…"\250C
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%94%8C

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u250C
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u250C
Python\u250C
Java / C# / Kotlin\u250C

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 94 8C
UTF-16 (BE)250C
UTF-32 (BE)0000250C

How to type Down and right

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +250C with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 250C then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 250C. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Down and right".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 250c, 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, \250C in CSS, and \u250C in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND RIGHT
Unicode 1.0 name
FORMS LIGHT DOWN AND RIGHT
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 Down and right 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 Down and right?

Down and right is U+250C (decimal 9484, hexadecimal 0x250C, octal 0o22414). 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 Down and right?

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

What is the HTML code for Down and right?

Use ┌ or ┌. In CSS, use content: "\250C".

How do I type Down and right in code?

JavaScript: "\u250C". Python: "\u250C". JSON and Java: "\u250C". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 94 8C.

Is Down and right an emoji?

No. Down and right 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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