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Box Double Horizontal symbol

Type :box_double_horizontal: · Box drawing

What ═ is for

The double horizontal run, and the heavier alternative to ─ when a box needs to stand out from the boxes around it. Double lines join to other double lines and not to the light set, so a box has to commit to one weight throughout.

How to type ═

The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With Emoji Anywhere installed you can skip all of them and type :box_double_horizontal: 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 2550 with Option held.

Windows

No Alt code. In Word, type 2550 then press Alt + X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.

Shortcodes

:box_double_horizontal:

On the web

HTML ═

Unicode U+2550

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