Double Low Line Symbol

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

Line Symbols collection

Symbol: ‗
Unicode: U+2017
HTML entity: ‗
Category: Line Symbols

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About the double low line symbol

A double low line appears in some older dictionaries and academic texts as a typographic convention for indicating a missing word or letter within a quoted passage, functioning like a doubled underscore beneath the line. This character is a distinct punctuation mark, not a combining diacritic, and is used in place of two separate underline characters when a continuous low double line is desired.

How to type Double Low Line

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

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 2017 then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 2017.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.