U+251C

Vertical and right├

Vertical 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", "tee", "border", "junction".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+251C
Decimal
9500
Hex
0x251C
Octal
0o22434

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+251C
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND RIGHT
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasFORMS LIGHT VERTICAL AND RIGHT
DecimalBase 109500
HexadecimalBase 160x251C
OctalBase 80o22434
BinaryBase 20010010100011100
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2500–U+257FBox Drawing
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)├
HTML entity (hex)├
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\251C
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%94%9C

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u251C
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u251C
Python\u251C
Java / C# / Kotlin\u251C

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 94 9C
UTF-16 (BE)251C
UTF-32 (BE)0000251C

How to type Vertical and right

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +251C with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 251C then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 251C. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Vertical and right".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 251c, 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, \251C in CSS, and \u251C in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND RIGHT
Unicode 1.0 name
FORMS LIGHT VERTICAL 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 Vertical 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 Vertical and right?

Vertical and right is U+251C (decimal 9500, hexadecimal 0x251C, octal 0o22434). 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 Vertical and right?

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

What is the HTML code for Vertical and right?

Use ├ or ├. In CSS, use content: "\251C".

How do I type Vertical and right in code?

JavaScript: "\u251C". Python: "\u251C". JSON and Java: "\u251C". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 94 9C.

Is Vertical and right an emoji?

No. Vertical 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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