Box Tee Down symbol
Type :box_tee_down: · Box drawing
Unicode name Box Drawings Light Down And Horizontal · Box Drawing block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ┬ is for
A horizontal line with a stub dropping down, which is how a column divider meets the top edge of a table. Paired with ┴ at the bottom and ┼ wherever the divider crosses a row.
How to type ┬
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:box_tee_down: 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 252C with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 252C then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:box_tee_down: On the web
HTML ┬
Unicode U+252C
JavaScript '\u{252C}'
CSS "\252C"
Python '\u252C'
URL %E2%94%AC
More from box drawing
:box_top_left: ┐ :box_top_right: └ :box_bottom_left: ┘ :box_bottom_right: ├ :box_tee_right: ┤ :box_tee_left: ┴ :box_tee_up: ┼ :box_cross: ╭ :box_round_top_left: ╮ :box_round_top_right: ╰ :box_round_bottom_left: ╯ :box_round_bottom_right: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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