U+257E "" Box Drawings Heavy Left and Light Right Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+257E "" Box Drawings Heavy Left and Light Right is a visual symbol used in terminal interfaces and plain text diagrams to create borders or frames where a thick vertical or horizontal line on the left meets a thin line on the right, allowing for precise control over the weight of box edges in character-based graphics. It belongs to the Box Drawing block, which provides a set of single and double line segments for constructing tables, flowcharts, and other structural layouts without relying on graphical fonts. This specific character contrasts a heavy, bold line on its left side with a light, regular line on its right, making it useful for blending or transitioning between thick and thin borders in a unified design.

General Properties

Code Point
U+257E
Name
Box Drawings Heavy Left and Light Right
Unicode 1.0 Name
Forms Heavy Left and Light Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
╾
HTML Hex Encoding
╾
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x95 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding
0x257E
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000257E
C/C++/Java Escape
\u257e