U+257D "" Box Drawings Light Up and Heavy Down Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+257D "" Box Drawings Light Up and Heavy Down is a graphic symbol used in box drawing to create borders and frames with a stylistic asymmetrical line weight. It features a thin, light line extending upward from a central junction point and a thick, heavy line dropping downward, resulting in a vertical segment that changes thickness along its length. This character is particularly useful in technical diagrams, terminal interfaces, or text based art where a combination of light and heavy strokes adds visual depth or distinguishes hierarchy in a structured layout. Placed within a matrix of other box drawing characters, it helps form continuous, visually blended lines for tables or flowcharts.

General Properties

Code Point
U+257D
Name
Box Drawings Light Up and Heavy Down
Unicode 1.0 Name
Forms Light Up and Heavy Down

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
╽
HTML Hex Encoding
╽
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x95 0xBD
UTF-16 Encoding
0x257D
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000257D
C/C++/Java Escape
\u257d