U+2508 "┈" Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Horizontal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+2508 "┈" Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Horizontal is a graphic symbol within the Box Drawing block, designed for creating text-based diagrams, tables, or simple user interfaces. It consists of a light, unbroken horizontal stroke segmented into four evenly spaced dashes, providing a distinct visual break that is less solid than a continuous line but more structured than a dotted or single-dashed pattern. This character is commonly used alongside other box-drawing symbols in plain text environments, such as terminal applications or code comments, to represent the top or bottom edges of a box or to extend a horizontal border with a lighter, fragmented appearance. Its fixed width and simplicity make it ideal for monospaced fonts, ensuring precise alignment in ASCII art and technical documentation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
┈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
┈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0x94 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x2508 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00002508 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u2508 |
Unicode Properties