Horizontal Scan Line-1 Symbol

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

Line Symbols collection

Symbol: ⎺
Unicode: U+23BA
HTML entity: ⎺
Category: Line Symbols

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About the horizontal scan line-1 symbol

A symbol from the Miscellaneous Technical block, this character depicts a short, solid horizontal segment with a small gap at each end, resembling a single scan line in a broken or segmented display. It is part of a set of symbols used in technical diagrams and schematics, particularly in electronics and computer engineering, to represent a horizontal raster scan line or a single row of pixels in a display system. The character is typically employed in schematic drawings or textual descriptions of video signals and scanning patterns, where it denotes the first (or a specific) horizontal line in a scan sequence.

How to type Horizontal Scan Line-1

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 23BA 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 23BA.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.