Box Drawings Light Horizontal Alt Code and Symbol

The Alt code for Box Drawings Light Horizontal is 196. Hold Alt, type 196 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. Box Drawings Light Horizontal also has the Unicode codepoint U+2500, so you can type it with Alt+9472 on Windows, search for U+2500 in macOS's Character Viewer, use ─ in HTML, or \2500 in CSS. If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, use the Character Viewer, the HTML entity, or copy the character directly — the Alt key method requires a physical numpad. Copy the Box Drawings Light Horizontal character from this page when you need it in a form, chat message or document that does not accept Alt codes. Box Drawings Light Horizontal has no named HTML entity, so use the numeric escape ─ or the hex escape ─.

Codes for this symbol

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Method	Value
Legacy Alt code
Alt + decimal
Alt + X hex
HTML decimal
HTML hex
CSS escape
Python escape
JavaScript escape
UTF-8 bytes
Unicode codepoint
Unicode block
Unicode category

Not available for this symbol: macOS Option shortcut, named HTML entity.

How to type box drawings light horizontal on Windows

Turn Num Lock on so the numeric keypad is active.
Hold the left Alt key.
Type 1 9 6 on the numeric keypad.
Release Alt. The Box Drawings Light Horizontal character (─) appears.

If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, see how to type symbols without a numpad.

How to type box drawings light horizontal on macOS

There is no direct Option shortcut for Box Drawings Light Horizontal. Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space, search for "Box Drawings Light Horizontal" and click the character to insert it.

How to use box drawings light horizontal in code

HTML: or
CSS: content:"\2500"; ()
Python: \u2500 or chr(0x2500)
JavaScript: \u2500 or String.fromCodePoint(0x2500)
JSON: "\u2500"

Frequently asked questions

What is the Alt code for Box Drawings Light Horizontal?

The legacy Alt code for Box Drawings Light Horizontal is 196. Hold Alt, type 1 9 6 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.

How do I type ─ without a numpad?

Use the Windows Character Viewer (Win+.), the macOS Character Viewer (⌃⌘Space), an HTML entity such as ─, or copy the character directly from this page.

Why does Alt+9472 not work?

Alt+9472 only works on a keyboard with a physical numeric keypad. It also requires the application to accept the numeric-keypad input path. Laptops without a numpad need an alternative method.

What is the Unicode for Box Drawings Light Horizontal?

The Unicode codepoint for Box Drawings Light Horizontal is U+2500. You can use this value in HTML as ─, in CSS as \2500, and in Word with Alt+X.

How do I type ─ on a Mac?

Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space and search for the character name or U+2500, then click it.

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