Unicode & ASCII Symbol Collection#

Box Drawing & Layout#

Light Line#

Character	Name
─	Horizontal
│	Vertical
┌	Down and Right
┐	Down and Left
└	Up and Right
┘	Up and Left
├	Vertical and Right
┤	Vertical and Left
┬	Down and Horizontal
┴	Up and Horizontal
┼	Vertical and Horizontal

Heavy Line#

Good for emphasizing outer borders.

Characters
━ ┃ ┏ ┓ ┗ ┛ ┣ ┫ ┳ ┻ ╋

Double Line#

Classic "DOS" style borders.

Characters
═ ║ ╔ ╗ ╚ ╝ ╠ ╣ ╦ ╩ ╬

Rounded Corners#

For a more modern look.

Characters
╭ ╮ ╰ ╯

Block Elements & Shading#

Used for progress bars, loading states, and "pixel" art.

Solid Blocks#

Character	Description
█	Full block
▀	Upper half block
▄	Lower half block
▌	Left half block
▐	Right half block
■	Square (small)

Shading#

Character	Density
░	Light shade (25%)
▒	Medium shade (50%)
▓	Dark shade (75%)

Vertical Bars (Graphs/Levels)#

▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █

Horizontal Bars#

▏ ▎ ▍ ▌ ▋ ▊ ▉ █

Arrows & Pointers#

Essential for flowcharts and indicating direction.

Standard Arrows#

Direction	Simple	Double	White
Left	←	⇐	⇦
Up	↑	⇑	⇧
Right	→	⇒	⇨
Down	↓	⇓	⇩
Bi-directional	↔ ↕	⇔ ⇕	⬄ ⇳

Diagonal Arrows#

↖ ↗ ↘ ↙

Triangles / Pointers#

Filled	Outline
▲ ▼ ◀ ▶	△ ▽ ◁ ▷
► ◄	▻ ◅

Icons & UI Elements#

Common symbols for interfaces and status indicators.

Status & Checkmarks#

Symbol	Usage
✓ ✔	Success / Done
✕ ✖ ✗	Error / Close
⚠	Warning
⛔ 🚫	Blocked / No Entry
ℹ	Info
? ❓	Help / Question

Interaction#

Symbol	Usage
⚙ 🔧	Settings / Tools
🔍 🔎	Search
🔒 🔓	Security / Lock
🗑	Trash / Delete
✏ ✎	Edit
📁 📂	Folders
📎 🔗	Attach / Link
☰	Hamburger Menu
⋮ ⋯	More options

Stars & Hearts#

★ ☆ ✪ ✦ ✧ ♥ ♡ ❤ ❥

Media Controls#

⏵ ⏸ ⏹ ⏭ ⏮ ⏩ ⏪ ⏺ 🔈 🔉 🔊 🔇

Geometric Shapes#

Useful for bullet points or diagram nodes.

Circles#

Filled	Outline	Other
●	○	◉ ◎ ◍ ◌

Squares & Diamonds#

Filled	Outline
■ ◼ ◾	□ ◻ ◽
◆	◇ ❖

Typography & Formatting#

Bullets#

• ◦ ‣ ⁃ ▪ ▫

Quotes & Brackets#

« » ‹ › “ ” ‘ ’ „ 『』【】〔〕〈〉

Copyright & Legal#

© ® ™ ℗

Math & Logic#

For technical diagrams or equations.

Category	Symbols
Basic Math	+ - × ÷ ± = ≠ ≈ ≡
Comparison	< > ≤ ≥
Sets/Logic	∀ ∃ ∈ ∉ ∪ ∩ ⊂ ⊃ ∅ ∞
Calculus	∑ ∏ ∫ ∂ ∆ ∇ √
Greek	α β γ δ θ λ μ π σ τ φ Ω
Super/Sub	⁰ ¹ ² ³ ⁿ ₀ ₁ ₂ ₃

Miscellaneous#

Weather & Nature#

☀ ☁ ☂ ☃ ⚡ ❄ ☾ ☽ ★

Office & Tools#

✂ ✉ ☎ ✆ ⌨ ✈ ⌚ ⌛

Currencies#

$ € £ ¥ ¢ ₿ ₽ ₹

Classic ASCII Art Primitives#

If you are limited to standard keyboard characters, these are your building blocks.

| Vertical lines
- _ Horizontal lines
+ Corners and intersections
/ \ Diagonals
* Points or bullets
> < Arrows
[ ] { } ( ) Containers
# @ \% Solid/Heavy textures
. : , Light textures/Shading

Example#


      +--------+
      | Server |
      +----+---+
           |
           v
  +------------------+
  |   Load Balancer  |
  +--------+---------+
           |
      +----+----+
      |         |
  +---+---+ +---+---+
  | App 1 | | App 2 |
  +-------+ +-------+