Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 2016 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Double Vertical Line Symbol
A symbol from the Line Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ‖
- Unicode
- U+2016
- HTML entity
- ‖
- Category
- Line Symbols
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About the double vertical line symbol
The Double Vertical Line is a punctuation mark consisting of two parallel upright strokes. It is used primarily in linguistics and textual notation to indicate a distinct pause or break that is longer than a single vertical line, such as the major prosodic break in phonetic transcriptions. In some reference works, it also functions as a symbol for parallelism in mathematical or logical expressions, or as a delimiter in certain notation systems.
How to type Double Vertical Line
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 2016.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2016, then press Enter or Space.
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