Horizontal Scan Line-9 Symbol

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

Symbol: ⎽
Unicode: U+23BD
HTML entity: ⎽
Category: Line Symbols

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About the horizontal scan line-9 symbol

A horizontal line broken into nine dashes, this symbol is part of the set of scan line characters used in technical diagrams and engineering schematics to represent a raster line or a segmented display row. It appears in the Miscellaneous Technical block, where it serves as a visual notation for electronic displays or scanning patterns, particularly in older CRT and teletext systems.

The character is not an emoji and is primarily found in specialized technical documentation, circuit diagrams, or retro-computing contexts. Its nine-segment design distinguishes it from other scan line symbols with different dash counts, allowing precise specification of display resolution or scan patterns in technical writing.

How to type Horizontal Scan Line-9

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

Windows

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In Word / Outlook: type 23BD then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 23BD.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.