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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