Box Drawings Heavy Horizontal
Unicode places the box drawings heavy horizontal at code point U+2501, part of the lines family. Copy the ━ with a single click below, then scroll down for every way to type it: the HTML entities, the CSS content escape, the JavaScript escape and the Windows alt code where one exists.
| Symbol | ━ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2501 | |
| Name | Box Drawings Heavy Horizontal | |
| HTML (decimal) | ━ | |
| HTML (hex) | ━ | |
| CSS content | \2501 | |
| JavaScript / JSON | \u2501 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xE2 0x94 0x81 | |
| UTF-16 units | 0x2501 |
How to type the box drawings heavy horizontal symbol
- Copy and paste: click the ━ at the top of this page, then paste with Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac). This is the fastest route on any device.
- HTML: write
━in your markup. - CSS: use
content: "\2501"in a::beforeor::afterrule. - JavaScript: the escape
\u2501produces this character in a string.
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy the box drawings heavy horizontal symbol?
Click the ━ above or the copy button and it is placed on your clipboard. Paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. It is a real text character, so it works in documents, chats and code.
What is the Unicode code point for box drawings heavy horizontal?
The box drawings heavy horizontal has the Unicode code point U+2501. In HTML you can write it as ━ or ━.
Can I use the box drawings heavy horizontal symbol in HTML and CSS?
Yes. In HTML write ━, and in CSS use content: "\2501" inside a ::before or ::after rule. The code table on this page has copy buttons for both.
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