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Box-drawing

This table uses 🗸, ✔, and 🗸🗸 to indicate the styles of joints.

Character Codepoint Shape Weight Stroke N S E W NE NW SE SW
─ U+2500 line (E+W) light 🗸 🗸
━ U+2501 line (E+W) heavy ✔ ✔
│ U+2502 line (N+S) light 🗸 🗸
┃ U+2503 line (N+S) heavy ✔ ✔
┄ U+2504 line (E+W) light 3-dash 🗸 🗸
┅ U+2505 line (E+W) heavy 3-dash ✔ ✔
┆ U+2506 line (N+S) light 3-dash 🗸 🗸
┇ U+2507 line (N+S) heavy 3-dash ✔ ✔
┈ U+2508 line (E+W) light 4-dash 🗸 🗸
┉ U+2509 line (E+W) heavy 4-dash ✔ ✔
┊ U+250A line (N+S) light 4-dash 🗸 🗸
┋ U+250B line (N+S) heavy 4-dash ✔ ✔
┌ U+250C corner (S+E) light 🗸 🗸
┍ U+250D corner (S+E) mixed 🗸 ✔
┎ U+250E corner (S+E) mixed ✔ 🗸
┏ U+250F corner (S+E) heavy ✔ ✔
┐ U+2510 corner (S+W) light 🗸 🗸
┑ U+2511 corner (S+W) mixed 🗸 ✔
┒ U+2512 corner (S+W) mixed ✔ 🗸
┓ U+2513 corner (S+W) heavy ✔ ✔
└ U+2514 corner (N+E) light 🗸 🗸
┕ U+2515 corner (N+E) mixed 🗸 ✔
┖ U+2516 corner (N+E) mixed ✔ 🗸
┗ U+2517 corner (N+E) heavy ✔ ✔
┘ U+2518 corner (N+W) light 🗸 🗸
┙ U+2519 corner (N+W) mixed 🗸 ✔
┚ U+251A corner (N+W) mixed ✔ 🗸
┛ U+251B corner (N+W) heavy ✔ ✔
├ U+251C tee (N+S+E) light 🗸 🗸 🗸
┝ U+251D tee (N+S+E) mixed 🗸 🗸 ✔
┞ U+251E tee (N+S+E) mixed ✔ 🗸 🗸
┟ U+251F tee (N+S+E) mixed 🗸 ✔ 🗸
┠ U+2520 tee (N+S+E) mixed ✔ ✔ 🗸
┡ U+2521 tee (N+S+E) mixed ✔ 🗸 ✔
┢ U+2522 tee (N+S+E) mixed 🗸 ✔ ✔
┣ U+2523 tee (N+S+E) heavy ✔ ✔ ✔
┤ U+2524 tee (N+S+W) light 🗸 🗸 🗸
┥ U+2525 tee (N+S+W) mixed 🗸 🗸 ✔
┦ U+2526 tee (N+S+W) mixed ✔ 🗸 🗸
┧ U+2527 tee (N+S+W) mixed 🗸 ✔ 🗸
┨ U+2528 tee (N+S+W) mixed ✔ ✔ 🗸
┩ U+2529 tee (N+S+W) mixed ✔ 🗸 ✔
┪ U+252A tee (N+S+W) mixed 🗸 ✔ ✔
┫ U+252B tee (N+S+W) heavy ✔ ✔ ✔
┬ U+252C tee (S+E+W) light 🗸 🗸 🗸
┭ U+252D tee (S+E+W) mixed 🗸 🗸 ✔
┮ U+252E tee (S+E+W) mixed 🗸 ✔ 🗸
┯ U+252F tee (S+E+W) mixed 🗸 ✔ ✔
┰ U+2530 tee (S+E+W) mixed ✔ 🗸 🗸
┱ U+2531 tee (S+E+W) mixed ✔ 🗸 ✔
┲ U+2532 tee (S+E+W) mixed ✔ ✔ 🗸
┳ U+2533 tee (S+E+W) heavy ✔ ✔ ✔
┴ U+2534 tee (N+E+W) light 🗸 🗸 🗸
┵ U+2535 tee (N+E+W) mixed 🗸 🗸 ✔
┶ U+2536 tee (N+E+W) mixed 🗸 ✔ 🗸
┷ U+2537 tee (N+E+W) mixed 🗸 ✔ ✔
┸ U+2538 tee (N+E+W) mixed ✔ 🗸 🗸
┹ U+2539 tee (N+E+W) mixed ✔ 🗸 ✔
┺ U+253A tee (N+E+W) mixed ✔ ✔ 🗸
┻ U+253B tee (N+E+W) heavy ✔ ✔ ✔
┼ U+253C cross light 🗸 🗸 🗸 🗸
┽ U+253D cross mixed 🗸 🗸 🗸 ✔
┾ U+253E cross mixed 🗸 🗸 ✔ 🗸
┿ U+253F cross mixed 🗸 🗸 ✔ ✔
╀ U+2540 cross mixed ✔ 🗸 🗸 🗸
╁ U+2541 cross mixed 🗸 ✔ 🗸 🗸
╂ U+2542 cross mixed ✔ ✔ 🗸 🗸
╃ U+2543 cross mixed ✔ 🗸 🗸 ✔
╄ U+2544 cross mixed ✔ 🗸 ✔ 🗸
╅ U+2545 cross mixed 🗸 ✔ 🗸 ✔
╆ U+2546 cross mixed 🗸 ✔ ✔ 🗸
╇ U+2547 cross mixed ✔ 🗸 ✔ ✔
╈ U+2548 cross mixed 🗸 ✔ ✔ ✔
╉ U+2549 cross mixed ✔ ✔ 🗸 ✔
╊ U+254A cross mixed ✔ ✔ ✔ 🗸
╋ U+254B cross heavy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
╌ U+254C line (E+W) light 2-dash 🗸 🗸
╍ U+254D line (E+W) heavy 2-dash ✔ ✔
╎ U+254E line (N+S) light 2-dash 🗸 🗸
╏ U+254F line (N+S) heavy 2-dash ✔ ✔
═ U+2550 line (E+W) light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
║ U+2551 line (N+S) light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╒ U+2552 corner (S+E) light mixed 🗸 🗸🗸
╓ U+2553 corner (S+E) light mixed 🗸🗸 🗸
╔ U+2554 corner (S+E) light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╕ U+2555 corner (S+W) light mixed 🗸 🗸🗸
╖ U+2556 corner (S+W) light mixed 🗸🗸 🗸
╗ U+2557 corner (S+W) light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╘ U+2558 corner (N+E) light mixed 🗸 🗸🗸
╙ U+2559 corner (N+E) light mixed 🗸🗸 🗸
╚ U+255A corner (N+E) light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╛ U+255B corner (N+W) light mixed 🗸 🗸🗸
╜ U+255C corner (N+W) light mixed 🗸🗸 🗸
╝ U+255D corner (N+W) light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╞ U+255E tee (N+S+E) light mixed 🗸 🗸 🗸🗸
╟ U+255F tee (N+S+E) light mixed 🗸🗸 🗸🗸 🗸
╠ U+2560 tee (N+S+E) light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╡ U+2561 tee (N+S+W) light mixed 🗸 🗸 🗸🗸
╢ U+2562 tee (N+S+W) light mixed 🗸🗸 🗸🗸 🗸
╣ U+2563 tee (N+S+W) light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╤ U+2564 tee (S+E+W) light mixed 🗸 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╥ U+2565 tee (S+E+W) light mixed 🗸🗸 🗸 🗸
╦ U+2566 tee (S+E+W) light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╧ U+2567 tee (N+E+W) light mixed 🗸 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╨ U+2568 tee (N+E+W) light mixed 🗸🗸 🗸 🗸
╩ U+2569 tee (N+E+W) light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╪ U+256A cross light mixed 🗸 🗸 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╫ U+256B cross light mixed 🗸🗸 🗸🗸 🗸 🗸
╬ U+256C cross light double 🗸🗸 🗸🗸 🗸🗸 🗸🗸
╭ U+256D arc (S+E) light 🗸 🗸
╮ U+256E arc (S+W) light 🗸 🗸
╯ U+256F arc (N+W) light 🗸 🗸
╰ U+2570 arc (N+E) light 🗸 🗸
╱ U+2571 diagonal (NS+EW) light 🗸 🗸
╲ U+2572 diagonal (NW+SE) light 🗸 🗸
╳ U+2573 diagonal cross light 🗸 🗸 🗸 🗸
╴ U+2574 half-line (W) light 🗸
╵ U+2575 half-line (N) light 🗸
╶ U+2576 half-line (E) light 🗸
╷ U+2577 half-line (S) light 🗸
╸ U+2578 half-line (W) heavy ✔
╹ U+2579 half-line (N) heavy ✔
╺ U+257A half-line (E) heavy ✔
╻ U+257B half-line (S) heavy ✔
╼ U+257C line (E+W) mixed ✔ 🗸
╽ U+257D line (N+S) mixed 🗸 ✔
╾ U+257E line (E+W) mixed 🗸 ✔
╿ U+257F line (N+S) mixed ✔ 🗸

Table 1. Unicode box-drawing characters.

Legend for joint columns

  • ✔ (heavy check mark) ― heavy, single-stroke joint
  • 🗸 (light check mark) ― light, single-stroke joint
  • 🗸🗸 (two light check marks) ― double-stroke light joint