U+2557

Double down and left╗

Double down 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", "double".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2557
Decimal
9559
Hex
0x2557
Octal
0o22527

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2557
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND LEFT
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasFORMS DOUBLE DOWN AND LEFT
DecimalBase 109559
HexadecimalBase 160x2557
OctalBase 80o22527
BinaryBase 20010010101010111
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: "…"\2557
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%95%97

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2557
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2557
Python\u2557
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2557

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 95 97
UTF-16 (BE)2557
UTF-32 (BE)00002557

How to type Double down and left

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2557 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2557 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2557. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Double down and left".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2557, 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, \2557 in CSS, and \u2557 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE DOWN AND LEFT
Unicode 1.0 name
FORMS DOUBLE DOWN 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 Double down 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 Double down and left?

Double down and left is U+2557 (decimal 9559, hexadecimal 0x2557, octal 0o22527). 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 down and left?

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

What is the HTML code for Double down and left?

Use ╗ or ╗. In CSS, use content: "\2557".

How do I type Double down and left in code?

JavaScript: "\u2557". Python: "\u2557". JSON and Java: "\u2557". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 95 97.

Is Double down and left an emoji?

No. Double down 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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