Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal Symbol

There is no legacy Windows Alt code for Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal because it is not in either the OEM code page 437 or Windows-1252 tables. The Unicode codepoint is U+254C, which you can use as ╌ in HTML, \254C in CSS, or type with Alt+9548 on Windows (BMP only). If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, use the Character Viewer, the HTML entity, or copy the character directly. Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal is outside both legacy code pages, which is why U+254C is the identifier that works across Word, HTML, CSS, Python and JavaScript. Box Drawings Light Double Dash 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
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Python escape
JavaScript escape
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Unicode category

Not available for this symbol: legacy Windows Alt code, macOS Option shortcut, named HTML entity.

How to type box drawings light double dash horizontal on Windows

Turn Num Lock on so the numeric keypad is active.
Hold the left Alt key.
Type 9 5 4 8 on the numeric keypad for the decimal codepoint 9548.
Release Alt. The Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal character (╌) appears.

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

How to type box drawings light double dash horizontal on macOS

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

How to use box drawings light double dash horizontal in code

HTML: or
CSS: content:"\254C"; ()
Python: \u254C or chr(0x254C)
JavaScript: \u254C or String.fromCodePoint(0x254C)
JSON: "\u254C"

Frequently asked questions

Is there an Alt code for ╌?

No legacy Alt code exists for Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal because it is not in code page 437 or Windows-1252. Use the Unicode codepoint U+254C in HTML, CSS or the Character Viewer instead.

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+9548 not work?

Alt+9548 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 Double Dash Horizontal?

The Unicode codepoint for Box Drawings Light Double Dash Horizontal is U+254C. You can use this value in HTML as ╌, in CSS as \254C, 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+254C, then click it.

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