U+2504 "" Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Horizontal Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+2504 "" Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Horizontal is a specific element within the Box Drawing block, designed for creating text-based diagrams and borders using a light, broken line. It consists of three short dashes separated by small gaps, intended to be combined with vertical and other horizontal box-drawing characters to form grid structures where a subtle, dashed separation is desired. This character is typically used in command-line interfaces, legacy terminal applications, and ASCII art to represent a horizontal line that is visually distinct from a solid line, offering a non-intrusive way to indicate a break or division in technical diagrams and tables.

General Properties

Code Point
U+2504
Name
Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Horizontal
Unicode 1.0 Name
Forms Light Triple Dash Horizontal

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
┄
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x94 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2504
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002504
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2504