box-drawing character

noun

A text character used for creating geometric frames and boxes.

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Meanings

nounbox-drawing character (plural box-drawing characters)

plural box-drawing characters

  1. computingA text character used for creating geometric frames and boxes.

Translations

Hungarian keretelem
  • keretelemtext character used for creating geometric frames and boxes
Russian псевдогра́фика
  • псевдогра́фика (psevdográfika)text character used for creating geometric frames and boxes
Cite this entry
APA

box-drawing character. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box-drawing%20character

MLA

“box-drawing character.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box-drawing%20character. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box-drawing character,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box-drawing%20character.

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