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Box Cross symbol

Type :box_cross: · Box drawing

What ┼ is for

The four-way junction where a row divider crosses a column divider. One of these at every intersection is what separates a real table from four lines that happen to be near each other.

How to type ┼

The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With Emoji Anywhere installed you can skip all of them and type :box_cross: in any text field instead, which is the same on every platform.

macOS

No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex Input source and type 253C with Option held.

Windows

No Alt code. In Word, type 253C then press Alt + X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.

Shortcodes

:box_cross:

On the web

HTML ┼

Unicode U+253C

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