‖

‖ U+2016, ‖ DOUBLE VERTICAL LINE ← ― [U+2015] General Punctuation ‗ → [U+2017]

See also: pipe

Translingual

Description

Two parallel vertical lines.

Etymology

The caesura mark is a variant of the medieval Latin virgula (“scratch comma”).

Symbol

‖

1. (literature) Used to mark caesuras.

   Hwæt! wē Gār-Dena ‖ in gēar-dagum

2. (lexicography) Ennaturalised, foreign.
3. See ∥ for the parallel line symbol.
4. See ⏸ for the pause symbol.
5. See | | for single vertical lines enclosing other characters.
6. See ‖ ‖ for caesuras (pairs of vertical lines) enclosing other characters.

Usage notes

In Unicode, there are two ways to display this character:

• ‖ = DOUBLE VERTICAL LINE (U+2016)
• || = VERTICAL LINE (U+007C) (twice)