AltKeyCodes

Box Drawings Light Left And Heavy Right Symbol

There is no legacy Windows Alt code for Box Drawings Light Left And Heavy Right because it is not in either the OEM code page 437 or Windows-1252 tables. The Unicode codepoint is U+257C, which you can use as ╼ in HTML, \257C in CSS, or type with Alt+9596 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 Left And Heavy Right is outside both legacy code pages, which is why U+257C is the identifier that works across Word, HTML, CSS, Python and JavaScript. Box Drawings Light Left And Heavy Right has no named HTML entity, so use the numeric escape ╼ or the hex escape ╼.

Codes for this symbol

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

How to type box drawings light left and heavy right on Windows

  1. Turn Num Lock on so the numeric keypad is active.
  2. Hold the left Alt key.
  3. Type 9 5 9 6 on the numeric keypad for the decimal codepoint 9596.
  4. Release Alt. The Box Drawings Light Left And Heavy Right character (╼) appears.

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

How to type box drawings light left and heavy right on macOS

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

How to use box drawings light left and heavy right in code

  • HTML: or
  • CSS: content:"\257C"; ()
  • Python: \u257C or chr(0x257C)
  • JavaScript: \u257C or String.fromCodePoint(0x257C)
  • JSON: "\u257C"

Frequently asked questions

Is there an Alt code for ╼?

No legacy Alt code exists for Box Drawings Light Left And Heavy Right because it is not in code page 437 or Windows-1252. Use the Unicode codepoint U+257C 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+9596 not work?

Alt+9596 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 Left And Heavy Right?

The Unicode codepoint for Box Drawings Light Left And Heavy Right is U+257C. You can use this value in HTML as ╼, in CSS as \257C, 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+257C, then click it.

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