SYMBOL
┻ Box Drawings Heavy Up And Horizontal
Unicode information
Box Drawings Heavy Up And HorizontalBOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND HORIZONTALU+253B┻┻\253b\u253BOther17.0Meaning of ┻ Box Drawings Heavy Up And Horizontal
The ┻ character is listed as Box Drawings Heavy Up And Horizontal in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY UP AND HORIZONTAL. Unicode encodes it as a distinct symbol. For specialist characters, the exact meaning is defined by the standard or notation system to which it belongs.
Common uses
- Copy and paste it into any Unicode-compatible app.
- Use it in documents or text that require this exact character.
- Reference it by its Unicode code point in technical contexts.
How to type ┻ on Windows, Mac and mobile
Windows
The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste ┻. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.
Mac
Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for Box Drawings Heavy Up And Horizontal, then double-click it to insert the character.
Microsoft Word
Type 253B without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into ┻. You can also use Insert → Symbol.
Google Docs
Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste ┻ directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.
iPhone / iPad
iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy ┻ from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.
Android
Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy ┻ from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.
Linux
In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 253b, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste ┻.
Web and programming codes
Copy the representation you need for HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Python. For emoji sequences, SymbolDex includes every code point in the correct order.
┻┻\253b\u253B\u253B┻Usage examples
┻ — Box Drawings Heavy Up And HorizontalUnicode: U+253BHTML: ┻