0x250A

0x250A is a Unicode code point in the Box Drawings block. Its official name is BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN AND UP, and it represents a single vertical line with connections intended to link drawing elements above and below. The exact glyph appearance can vary by font, but the character is used to construct text-based diagrams and box-like interfaces in environments that support Unicode.

The code point is U+250A in Unicode. It belongs to the Box Drawings block, which spans the range U+2500 to U+257F and contains various line and corner elements used for composing simple graphical layouts in plain text. In UTF-8, U+250A is encoded as the three-byte sequence E2 94 8A. In HTML, it can be referenced directly by its numeric character reference as ┊.

Usage of 0x250A is primarily in text-mode environments where graphical interfaces are not available, such as terminal emulators, text editors, and plain-text documentation. It is one of many characters designed to facilitate ASCII-art style drawings and schematic representations without relying on raster graphics. Rendering and alignment depend on the font and platform; some environments may render it narrowly or combine it differently with adjacent box-drawing characters.

Related characters include other box-drawing symbols such as U+2500 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT HORIZONTAL and U+2502 BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL, as well as various intersections and corners used to assemble boxes and diagrams. The Box Drawings block provides a comprehensive set for constructing simple graphical layouts in Unicode-compatible text.