U+2518

Up and left┘

Up and left 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", "bottom".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2518
Decimal
9496
Hex
0x2518
Octal
0o22430

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2518
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND LEFT
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasFORMS LIGHT UP AND LEFT
DecimalBase 109496
HexadecimalBase 160x2518
OctalBase 80o22430
BinaryBase 20010010100011000
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: "…"\2518
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%94%98

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2518
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2518
Python\u2518
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2518

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 94 98
UTF-16 (BE)2518
UTF-32 (BE)00002518

How to type Up and left

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2518 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2518 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2518. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Up and left".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2518, 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, \2518 in CSS, and \u2518 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT UP AND LEFT
Unicode 1.0 name
FORMS LIGHT UP AND LEFT
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 Up and left 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 Up and left?

Up and left is U+2518 (decimal 9496, hexadecimal 0x2518, octal 0o22430). 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 Up and left?

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

What is the HTML code for Up and left?

Use ┘ or ┘. In CSS, use content: "\2518".

How do I type Up and left in code?

JavaScript: "\u2518". Python: "\u2518". JSON and Java: "\u2518". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 94 98.

Is Up and left an emoji?

No. Up and left 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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