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1# Unicode & ASCII Symbol Collection
2
3## Box Drawing & Layout
4
5### Light Line
6
7| Character | Name |
8| :-------- | :---------------------- |
9| ─ | Horizontal |
10| │ | Vertical |
11| ┌ | Down and Right |
12| ┐ | Down and Left |
13| └ | Up and Right |
14| ┘ | Up and Left |
15| ├ | Vertical and Right |
16| ┤ | Vertical and Left |
17| ┬ | Down and Horizontal |
18| ┴ | Up and Horizontal |
19| ┼ | Vertical and Horizontal |
20
21### Heavy Line
22
23Good for emphasizing outer borders.
24
25| Characters |
26| :-------------------- |
27| ━ ┃ ┏ ┓ ┗ ┛ ┣ ┫ ┳ ┻ ╋ |
28
29### Double Line
30
31Classic "DOS" style borders.
32
33| Characters |
34| :-------------------- |
35| ═ ║ ╔ ╗ ╚ ╝ ╠ ╣ ╦ ╩ ╬ |
36
37### Rounded Corners
38
39For a more modern look.
40
41| Characters |
42| :--------- |
43| ╭ ╮ ╰ ╯ |
44
45## Block Elements & Shading
46
47Used for progress bars, loading states, and "pixel" art.
48
49### Solid Blocks
50
51| Character | Description |
52| :-------- | :--------------- |
53| █ | Full block |
54| ▀ | Upper half block |
55| ▄ | Lower half block |
56| ▌ | Left half block |
57| ▐ | Right half block |
58| ■ | Square (small) |
59
60### Shading
61
62| Character | Density |
63| :-------- | :----------------- |
64| ░ | Light shade (25%) |
65| ▒ | Medium shade (50%) |
66| ▓ | Dark shade (75%) |
67
68### Vertical Bars (Graphs/Levels)
69
70▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █
71
72### Horizontal Bars
73
74▏ ▎ ▍ ▌ ▋ ▊ ▉ █
75
76## Arrows & Pointers
77
78Essential for flowcharts and indicating direction.
79
80### Standard Arrows
81
82| Direction | Simple | Double | White |
83| :----------------- | :----- | :----- | :---- |
84| **Left** | ← | ⇐ | ⇦ |
85| **Up** | ↑ | ⇑ | ⇧ |
86| **Right** | → | ⇒ | ⇨ |
87| **Down** | ↓ | ⇓ | ⇩ |
88| **Bi-directional** | ↔ ↕ | ⇔ ⇕ | ⬄ ⇳ |
89
90### Diagonal Arrows
91
92`↖ ↗ ↘ ↙`
93
94### Triangles / Pointers
95
96| Filled | Outline |
97| :------ | :------ |
98| ▲ ▼ ◀ ▶ | △ ▽ ◁ ▷ |
99| ► ◄ | ▻ ◅ |
100
101## Icons & UI Elements
102
103Common symbols for interfaces and status indicators.
104
105### Status & Checkmarks
106
107| Symbol | Usage |
108| :----- | :----------------- |
109| ✓ ✔ | Success / Done |
110| ✕ ✖ ✗ | Error / Close |
111| ⚠ | Warning |
112| ⛔ 🚫 | Blocked / No Entry |
113| ℹ | Info |
114| ? ❓ | Help / Question |
115
116### Interaction
117
118| Symbol | Usage |
119| :----- | :--------------- |
120| ⚙ 🔧 | Settings / Tools |
121| 🔍 🔎 | Search |
122| 🔒 🔓 | Security / Lock |
123| 🗑 | Trash / Delete |
124| ✏ ✎ | Edit |
125| 📁 📂 | Folders |
126| 📎 🔗 | Attach / Link |
127| ☰ | Hamburger Menu |
128| ⋮ ⋯ | More options |
129
130### Stars & Hearts
131
132`★ ☆ ✪ ✦ ✧ ♥ ♡ ❤ ❥`
133
134### Media Controls
135
136`⏵ ⏸ ⏹ ⏭ ⏮ ⏩ ⏪ ⏺ 🔈 🔉 🔊 🔇`
137
138## Geometric Shapes
139
140Useful for bullet points or diagram nodes.
141
142### Circles
143
144| Filled | Outline | Other |
145| :----- | :------ | :------ |
146| ● | ○ | ◉ ◎ ◍ ◌ |
147
148### Squares & Diamonds
149
150| Filled | Outline |
151| :----- | :------ |
152| ■ ◼ ◾ | □ ◻ ◽ |
153| ◆ | ◇ ❖ |
154
155## Typography & Formatting
156
157### Bullets
158
159`• ◦ ‣ ⁃ ▪ ▫`
160
161### Quotes & Brackets
162
163`« » ‹ › “ ” ‘ ’ „ 『 』 【 】 〔 〕 〈 〉`
164
165### Copyright & Legal
166
167`© ® ™ ℗`
168
169## Math & Logic
170
171For technical diagrams or equations.
172
173| Category | Symbols |
174| :------------- | :---------------------- |
175| **Basic Math** | \+ \- × ÷ ± \= ≠ ≈ ≡ |
176| **Comparison** | \< \> ≤ ≥ |
177| **Sets/Logic** | ∀ ∃ ∈ ∉ ∪ ∩ ⊂ ⊃ ∅ ∞ |
178| **Calculus** | ∑ ∏ ∫ ∂ ∆ ∇ √ |
179| **Greek** | α β γ δ θ λ μ π σ τ φ Ω |
180| **Super/Sub** | ⁰ ¹ ² ³ ⁿ ₀ ₁ ₂ ₃ |
181
182## Miscellaneous
183
184### Weather & Nature
185
186`☀ ☁ ☂ ☃ ⚡ ❄ ☾ ☽ ★`
187
188### Office & Tools
189
190`✂ ✉ ☎ ✆ ⌨ ✈ ⌚ ⌛`
191
192### Currencies
193
194`$ € £ ¥ ¢ ₿ ₽ ₹`
195
196## Classic ASCII Art Primitives
197
198If you are limited to standard keyboard characters, these are your building blocks.
199
200- `|` Vertical lines
201- `- _` Horizontal lines
202- `+` Corners and intersections
203- `/ \` Diagonals
204- `*` Points or bullets
205- `> <` Arrows
206- `[ ] { } ( )` Containers
207- `# @ \%` Solid/Heavy textures
208- `.` `:` `,` Light textures/Shading
209
210### Example
211
212```text
213
214 +--------+
215 | Server |
216 +----+---+
217 |
218 v
219 +------------------+
220 | Load Balancer |
221 +--------+---------+
222 |
223 +----+----+
224 | |
225 +---+---+ +---+---+
226 | App 1 | | App 2 |
227 +-------+ +-------+
228```