Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 2502 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Box Drawings Light Vertical Symbol
A symbol from the Box Drawing Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- │
- Unicode
- U+2502
- HTML entity
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- Category
- Box Drawing Symbols
Export
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About the box drawings light vertical symbol
The Box Drawings Light Vertical character is a single, solid vertical line used to create simple borders, tables, and diagrams in text-based environments. It represents a continuous vertical stroke in box-drawing diagrams, typically forming the sides of rectangular frames or separating columns.
This character is primarily found in plain-text interfaces, such as terminal emulators, command-line applications, and early computer systems where graphical elements were built from text characters. It also appears in technical documentation, ASCII art, and code comments where lightweight visual structure is needed without graphics.
How to type Box Drawings Light Vertical
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 2502.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2502, then press Enter or Space.
Copy in every format
Every form of this character — for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, URLs and more. Click any value to copy.
Related box drawing symbols
Other box drawing symbols you can copy and paste — explore similar Unicode characters from the same family.
- ─Box Drawings Light HorizontalCopy the box drawings light horizontal symbol→
- ┌Box Drawings Light Down And RightCopy the box drawings light down and right symbol→
- ┐Box Drawings Light Down And LeftCopy the box drawings light down and left symbol→
- └Box Drawings Light Up And RightCopy the box drawings light up and right symbol→
- ┘Box Drawings Light Up And LeftCopy the box drawings light up and left symbol→
- ├Box Drawings Light Vertical And RightCopy the box drawings light vertical and right symbol→
- ┤Box Drawings Light Vertical And LeftCopy the box drawings light vertical and left symbol→
- ┬Box Drawings Light Down And HorizontalCopy the box drawings light down and horizontal symbol→
- ┴Box Drawings Light Up And HorizontalCopy the box drawings light up and horizontal symbol→
- ┼Box Drawings Light Vertical And HorizontalCopy the box drawings light vertical and horizontal symbol→
- ━Box Drawings Heavy HorizontalCopy the box drawings heavy horizontal symbol→
- ┃Box Drawings Heavy VerticalCopy the box drawings heavy vertical symbol→
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