U+2565 "╥" Box Drawings down Double and Horizontal Single Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
╥
U+2565 "╥" Box Drawings down Double and Horizontal Single is a graphical symbol used in text based interfaces and early computer applications for creating box like diagrams. It is part of the Box Drawing block within Unicode, specifically representing a junction where a double vertical line descends from above and connects to a single horizontal line running left and right. This character is often employed to form the top intersection or T joint in simple charts, menus, or terminal user interfaces that mix line styles for clarity and visual separation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2565 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Box Drawings down Double and Horizontal Single |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Forms down Double and Horizontal 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 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2565 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002565 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2565 |