Fullwidth Vertical Line Symbol

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

Line Symbols collection

Symbol: ｜
Unicode: U+FF5C
HTML entity: ｜
Category: Line Symbols

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About the fullwidth vertical line symbol

The character is read as a fullwidth vertical line and is visually identical to a regular vertical bar but occupies the full character width typical of East Asian monospaced text. It is used primarily in CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) computing environments where fullwidth punctuation and symbols are required for consistent alignment, such as in tables, terminal output, or plain-text formatting. In mathematical or technical contexts, it can serve as a vertical separator or operator, though it is less common than its standard-width counterpart.

How to type Fullwidth Vertical 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 FF5C 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 FF5C.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.