Box Drawings Light Arc Down And Left Symbol

A symbol from the Box Drawing Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: ╮
Unicode: U+256E
HTML entity: ╮
Category: Box Drawing Symbols

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About the box drawings light arc down and left symbol

A member of the Box Drawing block, this character forms part of a set of line-drawing symbols used to create simple graphical frames, borders, and diagrams in text-based interfaces. It depicts a light, curved corner joining a horizontal line on its left to a vertical line descending from above.

The specific shape here is a rounded, rather than sharp, bottom-left corner, offering a softer visual alternative to the standard box-drawing corner characters. These symbols were essential for constructing user interfaces and charts in early computing environments, particularly on terminal screens and in character-mode applications, and they continue to appear in plain-text diagrams and retro-style designs.

How to type Box Drawings Light Arc Down And Left

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

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In Word / Outlook: type 256E then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 256E.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.