U+2556 "╖" Box Drawings down Double and Left Single Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2556 "╖" Box Drawings down Double and Left Single is a visual element from the Box Drawing block, designed for creating simple line-based diagrams and text interfaces. It consists of a double vertical line extending downwards from the junction point, combined with a single horizontal line extending to the left. This specific combination allows it to form a corner or intersection in a grid pattern, where the right side and upper side remain open. It is commonly used in legacy terminal graphics, plain text tables, and technical documentation to construct borders or structural outlines with mixed line weights, offering a precise typographic tool for drawing boxy layouts without relying on images.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2556 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Box Drawings down Double and Left Single |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Forms down Double and Left Single |
| Block | Box Drawing |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ╖ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ╖ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x95 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2556 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002556 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2556 |