Box Double Vertical symbol
Type :box_double_vertical: · Box drawing
Unicode name Box Drawings Double Vertical · Box Drawing block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ║ is for
The double vertical run, the partner to ═. Together they draw the emphatic frame that DOS-era software used for dialog boxes, which is exactly the look some people are after.
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_vertical: 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 2551 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2551 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:box_double_vertical: On the web
HTML ║
Unicode U+2551
JavaScript '\u{2551}'
CSS "\2551"
Python '\u2551'
URL %E2%95%91
More from box drawing
:box_cross: ╭ :box_round_top_left: ╮ :box_round_top_right: ╰ :box_round_bottom_left: ╯ :box_round_bottom_right: ═ :box_double_horizontal: ─ :hline: │ :vline: ┌ :box_top_left: ┐ :box_top_right: └ :box_bottom_left: ┘ :box_bottom_right: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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