Left vertical box line

⎸ is the Unicode character “LEFT VERTICAL BOX LINE” (U+23B8). 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+23B8
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ⎸
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ⎸
CSSFor the CSS content property \23B8
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u23B8
PythonEscape in Python strings \u23B8
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%8E%B8
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 8E B8
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 23B8

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 “left vertical box line”.

In Microsoft Word, type 23B8 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “left vertical box line”.

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+23B8. Every format is on the left vertical box line page.

About ⎸

Unicode name
LEFT VERTICAL BOX LINE
Code point
U+23B8 (9144)
Block
Miscellaneous Technical
Category
Other Symbol
Unicode version
3.2