Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 2501 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Box Drawings Heavy Horizontal Symbol
A symbol from the Box Drawing Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ━
- Unicode
- U+2501
- HTML entity
- ━
- Category
- Box Drawing Symbols
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About the box drawings heavy horizontal symbol
The character is commonly read as "heavy horizontal line" or "thick horizontal bar." It is one of the box-drawing symbols used to create single-weight, bold, or emphasized horizontal lines in text-based diagrams, tables, and user interfaces. In terminal applications, plain-text markup, and older computing environments, it serves as a graphic element for drawing borders, separators, or structural frameworks where a visually prominent line is needed.
How to type Box Drawings Heavy Horizontal
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 2501.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2501, then press Enter or Space.
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