Box Drawing Symbols
Copy box drawing symbols, line blocks, borders, corners, shading marks, and terminal-style text art pieces.
About Box Drawing Symbols
Use box drawing characters, borders, corners, and block shades for terminal art, dividers, and text layouts.
Box drawing turns plain text into panels, tables, and dividers: ─ │ ┌ ┐ └ ┘ ├ ┤. Combine lines, corners, doubles (═ ║ ╔ ╝), and shades (░ ▒ ▓ █) for terminal art, READMEs, and comment frames.
Related searches: box drawing, line symbols, border symbols, block characters.
Popular Box Drawing Symbols
- ─ box, horizontal
- │ box, vertical
- ┌ box, corner
- ┐ box, corner
- └ box, corner
- ┘ box, corner
- ├ box, tee
- ┤ box, tee
- ┬ box, tee
- ┴ box, tee
- ┼ box, cross
- ═ box, double
- ║ box, double
- ╔ box, double
- ╗ box, double
- ╚ box, double
- ╝ box, double
- ╠ box, double
- ╣ box, double
- ╦ box, double
- ╩ box, double
- ╬ box, double
- ▀ block, upper
- ▄ block, lower
How to use Box Drawing symbols
- Terminal-style dividers
- README panels and tables
- Comment and profile frames
- Text banners and headers
Click any symbol above to copy it, then paste into bios, captions, documents, or chat. If a glyph shows as a box, your device font does not support it yet.
Box Drawing FAQs
How do I make a simple text box?
Copy ┌─┐ │ │ └─┘ and size the dashes to your text. Use a monospace view so corners align.
Why do my box lines misalign?
Proportional fonts break alignment. Switch to a monospace font or preview in code view before posting.
What are block shade characters?
░ ▒ ▓ █ are graduated fills for bars, meters, and retro graphics in pure text.
How to copy a symbol
- Find a symbol by searching or browsing categories.
- Click or tap the symbol to copy it to your clipboard.
- Paste it into social media, documents, or chat.