Need to type these symbols directly using physical keyboard shortcuts on Windows? Use the following Alt Code chart:
Symbol
Name
Windows Alt Code
Unicode Hex
HTML Entity
┌
Light Down and Right Corner
Alt + 9484
U+250C
┌
┐
Light Down and Left Corner
Alt + 9488
U+2510
┐
└
Light Up and Right Corner
Alt + 9492
U+2514
└
┘
Light Up and Left Corner
Alt + 9496
U+2518
┘
╔
Double Down and Right Corner
Alt + 9556
U+2554
╔
╗
Double Down and Left Corner
Alt + 9559
U+2557
╗
╚
Double Up and Right Corner
Alt + 9562
U+255A
╚
╝
Double Up and Left Corner
Alt + 9565
U+255D
╝
█
Full Monospace Block
Alt + 9608
U+2588
█
░
Light Shade Block
Alt + 9617
U+2591
░
Building Terminal Interfaces & Discord Embeds with Box Drawing
The Box Drawing (U+2500–U+257F) and Block Elements (U+2580–U+259F) Unicode blocks were originally created for DOS computers and text-mode terminals to build interactive graphical user interfaces (TUIs) without bitmap graphics. Today, they are widely used by developers and Discord community managers to construct ornate text boxes, menus, and banners.
How to Make a Complete Double-Line Text Box
╔════════════════════════════╗
║ SERVER ANNOUNCEMENT ║
╠════════════════════════════╣
║ Welcome to our community! ║
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Box drawing characters are designed for monospace (fixed-width) fonts. In proportional fonts used by default on web pages or mobile messaging apps, subtle kerning variations can cause tiny pixel gaps. Putting them inside a Discord code block (```) forces a monospace font and fixes all alignment!
Turn on Num Lock, hold down the Alt key, and type 219 on the numeric keypad to generate a full solid block (█).
Use the curved arc symbols: ╭ (top-left U+256D), ╮ (top-right U+256E), ╰ (bottom-left U+2570), and ╯ (bottom-right U+256F).