Line Symbol Copy and Paste

Copy ─ or │, or a heavy, double, dashed, slanted or wavy line, each with its codes.

─Box drawings light horizontalU+2500Ready to copy

60 line symbols. Tap any value to copy it.

60 line symbols. A character and its name both copy the character. A code copies the code.
Character	Name	Code point	Alt code	Option keys	HTML	LaTeX
	U+2500. The thin box-drawing line. Alt+196. Several in a row join into one unbroken line in most fonts.
	U+2502. The thin box-drawing upright. Alt+179.
	U+2501. The heavy box-drawing line.
	U+2503. The heavy box-drawing upright.
	U+2550. Two thin lines together. Alt+205.
	U+2551. Two thin uprights. Alt+186.
	U+2014. The em dash, as wide as the letter M. Alt+0151, Option+Shift+hyphen. NamesList notes it is used in pairs round a remark.
	U+007C. The pipe key on a keyboard. NamesList gives it the aliases vertical bar and pipe.
	U+2571. A thin diagonal rising to the right, from corner to corner of the cell.
	U+3030. The wavy dash. Many phones draw it as an emoji.
	U+2013. The en dash, half an em, for ranges such as 9–5. Alt+0150, Option+hyphen.
	U+2015. A long bar. NamesList gives it the alias quotation dash: a long dash that introduces quoted speech.
	U+2E3A. Two em dashes long. NamesList gives it the alias omission dash.
	U+2E3B. Three em dashes long, for a word left out.
	U+2012. A dash as wide as a digit, for phone numbers such as 555‒0123.
	U+23AF. NamesList says it is used to extend arrows, so it joins end to end with no gap.
	U+23E4. A short straight bar. NamesList also calls it direct current symbol form one.
	U+203E. A line along the top. NamesList gives it the alias spacing overscore.
	U+005F. The underscore on every keyboard.
	U+2017. Two lines at the bottom.
	U+23BA. The top of four scan lines from old terminals.
	U+23BB. Scan line 3, a little lower.
	U+23BC. Scan line 7.
	U+23BD. Scan line 9, at the bottom.
	U+2016. Two uprights as punctuation. NamesList notes that pairs of them mark the norm of a matrix.
	U+00A6. An upright with a gap in the middle. Alt+0166. NamesList also calls it parted rule.
	U+23D0. Used to extend arrows upward, so it joins top to bottom.
	U+23B8. An upright on the left edge of the cell.
	U+23B9. An upright on the right edge of the cell.
	U+2223. The maths sign divides, as in 3 ∣ 6. NamesList also gives such that.
	U+2225. The maths sign parallel to.
	U+2758. A light bar from the Dingbats block.
	U+275A. A heavy bar from the Dingbats block.
	U+01C0. A letter, not punctuation: the dental click, written c in Zulu spelling.
	U+2572. A thin diagonal falling to the right.
	U+2573. Both diagonals crossed.
	U+2044. The fraction slash, as in 1⁄2. Option+Shift+1.
	U+2215. The maths division slash.
	U+29F8. A big forward slash.
	U+29F9. A big backslash.
	U+2504. A thin line broken into three dashes.
	U+2508. A thin line broken into four dashes.
	U+254C. A thin line broken into two dashes.
	U+2505. A heavy line in three dashes.
	U+2509. A heavy line in four dashes.
	U+2506. An upright in three dashes.
	U+250A. An upright in four dashes.
	U+254E. An upright in two dashes.
	U+FE4D. A dashed line at the bottom of the cell.
	U+FE49. A dashed line at the top of the cell.
	U+2053. The swung dash, a long wave level with the letters.
	U+2307. A wavy line standing upright.
	U+2E3E. A wiggly upright line.
	U+FE4F. A wave at the bottom of the cell, the mouth in many kaomoji.
	U+FE4B. A wave at the top of the cell.
	U+223C. The tilde operator, as in x ∼ y.
	Made of U+2500. Four light box lines that join into one. Paste it twice for a longer rule.
	Made of U+2501. Four heavy box lines that join into one thick rule.
	Made of U+2550. Four double lines that join into one.
	Made of U+2508. A dotted-looking rule made of four dashed pieces.

Next step Alt+196 next to every other Alt code Next: ▬ and every bar and block

How it works

The line symbol most people want is ─, Box drawings light horizontal, U+2500: a straight line text symbol that joins up when repeated. The 60 rows add uprights, heavy and double lines, dashes, slants, dashed and wavy lines.

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Lines that join and lines that do not

The box-drawing lines ─ ━ ═ and │ ┃ ║ reach the edges of their cell, so ──── prints as one unbroken rule. The em dash and the horizontal bar stop short in many fonts and leave gaps. For a long rule, copy a ready-joined row from Straight across and paste it as often as you need.

Tips

| on the keyboard, ∣ the maths sign and ǀ the click letter look alike but are three different characters.
Box-drawing lines were made for fixed-width fonts; in other fonts the joins may not meet exactly.

Questions and answers

What is the Alt code for a line?

With Num Lock on, hold Alt and type 196 on the number pad for ─ and 179 for │. The double lines ═ and ║ are 205 and 186. For dashes, Alt+0151 gives the em dash and Alt+0150 the en dash –.

What is the difference between an em dash, an en dash and a horizontal bar?

The em dash is as wide as a capital M and is used in pairs round a remark. The en dash – is half as wide, for ranges such as 9–5. The horizontal bar, U+2015, is longer still; Unicode also calls it the quotation dash.

How do I make a long straight line in text?

Paste ─ several times, or copy Four thin lines, ────, and paste it again. Box-drawing lines meet end to end, so the result reads as one rule. Underscores ____ also work but sit at the bottom of the line.

All 60 line symbols

Start here 10

Box drawings double horizontal U+2550. Two thin lines together. Alt+205.
Box drawings double vertical U+2551. Two thin uprights. Alt+186.
Box drawings heavy horizontal U+2501. The heavy box-drawing line.
Box drawings heavy vertical U+2503. The heavy box-drawing upright.
Box drawings light diagonal upper right to lower left U+2571. A thin diagonal rising to the right, from corner to corner of the cell.
Box drawings light horizontal U+2500. The thin box-drawing line. Alt+196. Several in a row join into one unbroken line in most fonts.
Box drawings light vertical U+2502. The thin box-drawing upright. Alt+179.
Em dash U+2014. The em dash, as wide as the letter M. Alt+0151, Option+Shift+hyphen. NamesList notes it is used in pairs round a remark.
Vertical line U+007C. The pipe key on a keyboard. NamesList gives it the aliases vertical bar and pipe.
Wavy dash U+3030. The wavy dash. Many phones draw it as an emoji.

Show all 60 line symbols (50 more)

Straight across 17

Double low line U+2017. Two lines at the bottom.
En dash U+2013. The en dash, half an em, for ranges such as 9–5. Alt+0150, Option+hyphen.
Figure dash U+2012. A dash as wide as a digit, for phone numbers such as 555‒0123.
Four double lines Made of U+2550. Four double lines that join into one.
Four heavy lines Made of U+2501. Four heavy box lines that join into one thick rule.
Four thin lines Made of U+2500. Four light box lines that join into one. Paste it twice for a longer rule.
Horizontal bar U+2015. A long bar. NamesList gives it the alias quotation dash: a long dash that introduces quoted speech.
Horizontal line extension U+23AF. NamesList says it is used to extend arrows, so it joins end to end with no gap.
Horizontal scan line-1 U+23BA. The top of four scan lines from old terminals.
Horizontal scan line-3 U+23BB. Scan line 3, a little lower.
Horizontal scan line-7 U+23BC. Scan line 7.
Horizontal scan line-9 U+23BD. Scan line 9, at the bottom.
Low line U+005F. The underscore on every keyboard.
Overline U+203E. A line along the top. NamesList gives it the alias spacing overscore.
Straightness U+23E4. A short straight bar. NamesList also calls it direct current symbol form one.
Three-em dash U+2E3B. Three em dashes long, for a word left out.
Two-em dash U+2E3A. Two em dashes long. NamesList gives it the alias omission dash.

Straight up 10

Broken bar U+00A6. An upright with a gap in the middle. Alt+0166. NamesList also calls it parted rule.
Divides U+2223. The maths sign divides, as in 3 ∣ 6. NamesList also gives such that.
Double vertical line U+2016. Two uprights as punctuation. NamesList notes that pairs of them mark the norm of a matrix.
Heavy vertical bar U+275A. A heavy bar from the Dingbats block.
Latin letter dental click U+01C0. A letter, not punctuation: the dental click, written c in Zulu spelling.
Left vertical box line U+23B8. An upright on the left edge of the cell.
Light vertical bar U+2758. A light bar from the Dingbats block.
Parallel to U+2225. The maths sign parallel to.
Right vertical box line U+23B9. An upright on the right edge of the cell.
Vertical line extension U+23D0. Used to extend arrows upward, so it joins top to bottom.

Slanted 6

Big reverse solidus U+29F9. A big backslash.
Big solidus U+29F8. A big forward slash.
Box drawings light diagonal cross U+2573. Both diagonals crossed.
Box drawings light diagonal upper left to lower right U+2572. A thin diagonal falling to the right.
Division slash U+2215. The maths division slash.
Fraction slash U+2044. The fraction slash, as in 1⁄2. Option+Shift+1.

Dashed 11

Box drawings heavy quadruple dash horizontal U+2509. A heavy line in four dashes.
Box drawings heavy triple dash horizontal U+2505. A heavy line in three dashes.
Box drawings light double dash horizontal U+254C. A thin line broken into two dashes.
Box drawings light double dash vertical U+254E. An upright in two dashes.
Box drawings light quadruple dash horizontal U+2508. A thin line broken into four dashes.
Box drawings light quadruple dash vertical U+250A. An upright in four dashes.
Box drawings light triple dash horizontal U+2504. A thin line broken into three dashes.
Box drawings light triple dash vertical U+2506. An upright in three dashes.
Dashed low line U+FE4D. A dashed line at the bottom of the cell.
Dashed overline U+FE49. A dashed line at the top of the cell.
Four dashed lines Made of U+2508. A dotted-looking rule made of four dashed pieces.

Wavy 6

Swung dash U+2053. The swung dash, a long wave level with the letters.
Tilde operator U+223C. The tilde operator, as in x ∼ y.
Wavy line U+2307. A wavy line standing upright.
Wavy low line U+FE4F. A wave at the bottom of the cell, the mouth in many kaomoji.
Wavy overline U+FE4B. A wave at the top of the cell.
Wiggly vertical line U+2E3E. A wiggly upright line.

How this list was compiled: Built by script on 2026-09-23, not typed by hand. Names, and the code points they belong to, are checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and printed in sentence case. Notes that say NamesList quote the aliases and notes of NamesList.txt of the same version (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt): quotation dash, omission dash, the em dash in pairs, the arrow extensions, direct current symbol form one, spacing overscore, vertical bar and pipe, the norm of a matrix, parted rule, such that, and the dental click written c in Zulu. The version a character was added in is from DerivedAge.txt and block names from Blocks.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt, https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Blocks.txt). Alt codes, the Option keys, HTML entity names and LaTeX macros come from this family's shared lookup, built from the code page 437 and 1252 tables at https://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/, the U.S. keyboard layout, https://html.spec.whatwg.org/entities.json and LaTeX's fontdef.dtx, as its own notes list. The en dash for ranges and the figure dash for digits follow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash. The groups, their order, the Start here rows and the four joined rows are this site's own choice. All sources were checked on 2026-09-23. Licence: own work (facts from the Unicode Character Database, Unicode License v3, and from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, restated in our own words; aliases and notes marked as Unicode's are quoted from NamesList.txt, Copyright © 1991-2026 Unicode, Inc., https://www.unicode.org/license.txt)