U+2577 "" Box Drawings Light Down Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+2577 "" Box Drawings Light Down is a single vertical line segment that extends downward from a horizontal top bar, creating an inverted T shape that represents the beginning or intersection of a downward line in the Box Drawing block. It is part of a family of characters designed for creating simple graphical frames, diagrams, and text based user interfaces in terminal environments. Specifically, this glyph belongs to the set of light line box drawing characters, where it serves as a connector for branches that lead downwards from a horizontal line. Its visual simplicity and narrow width make it useful for constructing grid layouts and charts in plain text, though it may not be available in all fonts or contexts.

General Properties

Code Point
U+2577
Name
Box Drawings Light Down
Unicode 1.0 Name
Forms Light Down

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x95 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2577
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002577
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2577