Alt Code Shortcuts for Box Drawing Symbols

Box drawing has 128 symbols in Unicode block with the code point range 2500 – 257F. You can use these symbols for line drawings and architectural design drawings. Good part is you can insert these box drawing symbols using alt code in Windows and Option or alt code in Mac.

Box Drawing Symbols for Windows

• On Windows documents, use alt key and type the decimal code in the first column of the below table using number pad. For example, alt + 9481 will produce the heavy quadruple dash horizontal like ┉.
• You can also use the hex code in the second column of the table with alt and x keys on Word documents. For example, type 2507 then press alt and x keys to produce heavy triple dash vertical symbol like┇.

Box Drawing Symbols for Mac

Mac will support 4 digits hex code with option key using Unicode Hex Input method. Open Pages or Keynote document on your Mac and use the hex code in the second column of the below table with option or alt key. For example, option 2502 will produce light vertical box drawing symbol like│.

Alt Code Shortcuts for Box Drawing Symbols

Below is the list of all 128 box drawing symbols with Windows and Mac alt code shortcuts.

Creating Variations

You can adjust the size and color of these box drawing symbols similar to any other text content on your documents. Similar to box elements, you can also create beautiful text faces using these symbols.