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Unicode Symbols#

Icons/Signage#

Symbol Name / Usage Code Notes.
✓ Check mark U+2713 For "done", success, yes
✗ Cross / X U+2717 For "error", no, wrong
→ Right arrow U+2192 Navigation / "next"
← Left arrow U+2190 Back / "previous"
↑ Up arrow U+2191 Scroll up / move up
↓ Down arrow U+2193 Scroll down / move down
• Bullet U+2022 List item, emphasis
… Ellipsis U+2026 Continuation, truncation :
– En dash U+2013 Ranges, short break
— Em dash U+2014 Strong break, parenthetical clause
‒ Figure dash U+2012 Fixed width dash
§ Section sign U+00A7 For "section", referencing parts
Pilcrow / paragraph U+00B6 Denote paragraph or break
↑↓ Up-down arrows U+2195 Bidirectional movement / toggle
☐ Empty checkbox U+2610 Unchecked box
☑ Checked checkbox U+2611 Checked box
☒ Crossed checkbox U+2612 Marked "X" in box
⚠ Warning sign U+26A0 Warning / caution
⚗ Alembic symbol U+2697 Science / chemistry motif
✳ Eight-spoked asterisk U+2733 Decorative, emphasis
✴ Eight-pointed star U+2734 Decorative bullet / highlight
★ Black star U+2605 Favorite / highlight
☆ White star U+2606 Unselected star
► Black right-pointing triangle U+25BA Play / next marker
▸ Small black right-pointing triangle U+25B8 Sub-indicator
▪ Small black square U+25AA Bullet / small filler
▬ Black horizontal bar U+25AC Divider line
▀ Upper half block U+2580 Block drawing / shading
▄ Lower half block U+2584 Block drawing / shading
▱ White square with black small square U+25F1 Decorative / status
± Plus-minus U+00B1 Variation, tolerance
× Multiplication sign U+00D7 Multiplication or "times"
÷ Division sign U+00F7 Division / ratio
¬ Logical NOT / negation U+00AC Logical operator

Lines & Blocks#

Symbol Name / Usage Code Notes
─ Box Drawings Light Horizontal U+2500 Single horizontal line
│ Box Drawings Light Vertical U+2502 Single vertical line
┌ Box Drawings Light Down + Right U+250C Top-left corner
┐ Box Drawings Light Down + Left U+2510 Top-right corner
└ Box Drawings Light Up + Right U+2514 Bottom-left corner
┘ Box Drawings Light Up + Left U+2518 Bottom-right corner
├ Box Drawings Light Vertical + Right U+251C T junction to the right
┤ Box Drawings Light Vertical + Left U+2524 T junction to the left
┬ Box Drawings Light Down + Horizontal U+252C T junction downward
┴ Box Drawings Light Up + Horizontal U+2534 T junction upward
┼ Box Drawings Light Vertical + Horizontal U+253C Cross intersection
═ Box Drawings Double Horizontal U+2550 Thicker horizontal line
║ Box Drawings Double Vertical U+2551 Thicker vertical line
╔ Box Drawings Double Down + Right U+2554 Double border top-left corner
╗ Box Drawings Double Down + Left U+2557 Double border top-right corner
╚ Box Drawings Double Up + Right U+255A Double border bottom-left corner
╝ Box Drawings Double Up + Left U+255D Double border bottom-right corner
▀ Upper half block U+2580 Fill / shading top half of a cell
▄ Lower half block U+2584 Fill / shading bottom half
▌ Left half block U+258C Fill left half of a cell
▐ Right half block U+2590 Fill right half of a cell
░ Light shade U+2591 Light shading / patterns
▒ Medium shade U+2592 Medium shading
▓ Dark shade U+2593 Dark shading
▉ Large block / heavy fill U+2589 More filled block
▊ Block U+258A Slightly less than full fill
▋ Block U+258B Slightly less than above
█ Full block U+2588 Fully filled block
▮ Black vertical rectangle U+25AE Narrow block / bar
▬ Black horizontal bar U+25AC Horizontal bar, divider
╭ Box Drawings Light Arc Down + Right U+256D Rounded corner style
╮ Box Drawings Light Arc Down + Left U+256E Rounded corner
╯ Box Drawings Light Arc Up + Left U+256F Rounded corner
╰ Box Drawings Light Arc Up + Right U+2570 Rounded corner