U+2550

Double horizontal═

Double 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", "double".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2550
Decimal
9552
Hex
0x2550
Octal
0o22520

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2550
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE HORIZONTAL
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasFORMS DOUBLE HORIZONTAL
DecimalBase 109552
HexadecimalBase 160x2550
OctalBase 80o22520
BinaryBase 20010010101010000
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: "…"\2550
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%95%90

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2550
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2550
Python\u2550
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2550

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 95 90
UTF-16 (BE)2550
UTF-32 (BE)00002550

How to type Double horizontal

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2550 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2550 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2550. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Double horizontal".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2550, 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, \2550 in CSS, and \u2550 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE HORIZONTAL
Unicode 1.0 name
FORMS DOUBLE 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 Double 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 Double horizontal?

Double horizontal is U+2550 (decimal 9552, hexadecimal 0x2550, octal 0o22520). 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 Double horizontal?

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

What is the HTML code for Double horizontal?

Use ═ or ═. In CSS, use content: "\2550".

How do I type Double horizontal in code?

JavaScript: "\u2550". Python: "\u2550". JSON and Java: "\u2550". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 95 90.

Is Double horizontal an emoji?

No. Double 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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