Horizontal line extension

⎯ is the Unicode character “HORIZONTAL LINE EXTENSION” (U+23AF). It belongs to the Miscellaneous Technical block and was added in Unicode 3.2. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

⎯ codes

UnicodeCode point U+23AF
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ⎯
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ⎯
CSSFor the CSS content property \23AF
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u23AF
PythonEscape in Python strings \u23AF
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%8E%AF
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 8E AF
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 23AF

How to type ⎯

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “horizontal line extension”.

In Microsoft Word, type 23AF and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “horizontal line extension”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+23AF. Every format is on the horizontal line extension page.

About ⎯

Unicode name
HORIZONTAL LINE EXTENSION
Code point
U+23AF (9135)
Block
Miscellaneous Technical
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
3.2