U+255D

Double up and left╝

Double 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", "double".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+255D
Decimal
9565
Hex
0x255D
Octal
0o22535

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+255D
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND LEFT
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasFORMS DOUBLE UP AND LEFT
DecimalBase 109565
HexadecimalBase 160x255D
OctalBase 80o22535
BinaryBase 20010010101011101
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: "…"\255D
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%95%9D

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u255D
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u255D
Python\u255D
Java / C# / Kotlin\u255D

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 95 9D
UTF-16 (BE)255D
UTF-32 (BE)0000255D

How to type Double up and left

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +255D with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 255D then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 255D. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Double up and left".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 255d, 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, \255D in CSS, and \u255D in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BOX DRAWINGS DOUBLE UP AND LEFT
Unicode 1.0 name
FORMS DOUBLE 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 Double 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 Double up and left?

Double up and left is U+255D (decimal 9565, hexadecimal 0x255D, octal 0o22535). 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 up and left?

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

What is the HTML code for Double up and left?

Use ╝ or ╝. In CSS, use content: "\255D".

How do I type Double up and left in code?

JavaScript: "\u255D". Python: "\u255D". JSON and Java: "\u255D". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 95 9D.

Is Double up and left an emoji?

No. Double 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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