U+2525 "" Box Drawings Vertical Light and Left Heavy Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+2525 "" Box Drawings Vertical Light and Left Heavy is a typographic symbol used in text-based diagrams and terminal interfaces, forming part of the Box Drawing block. It represents a junction in a line drawing where a vertical light stroke meets a horizontal heavy stroke on its left side, creating an asymmetrical T shape. This character is commonly employed in creating borders, tables, and structured layouts where visual weight is needed on the left, such as in legacy computer systems, console applications, or plain text rendering. Its design ensures clarity in monospaced fonts, allowing for precise alignment in character-based graphics without requiring graphical rendering.

General Properties

Code Point
U+2525
Name
Box Drawings Vertical Light and Left Heavy
Unicode 1.0 Name
Forms Vertical Light and Left Heavy

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x94 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2525
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002525
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2525