Box Top Left symbol
Type :box_top_left: · Box drawing
Unicode name Box Drawings Light Down And Right · Box Drawing block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ┌ is for
The top left corner of a box, turning down and to the right. Pair it with ┐ across the top and ─ between them to start any framed block.
How to type ┌
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:box_top_left: 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 250C with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 250C then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:box_top_left: On the web
HTML ┌
Unicode U+250C
JavaScript '\u{250C}'
CSS "\250C"
Python '\u250C'
URL %E2%94%8C
More from box drawing
:box_round_bottom_left: ╯ :box_round_bottom_right: ═ :box_double_horizontal: ║ :box_double_vertical: ─ :hline: │ :vline: ┐ :box_top_right: └ :box_bottom_left: ┘ :box_bottom_right: ├ :box_tee_right: ┤ :box_tee_left: ┬ :box_tee_down: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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