title: Formatting tabular data using unicode characters
body: <p>I need to produce a calculation trace file containing tabular data showing intermediate results. I am currently using a combination of the standard ascii pipe symbols (|) and dashes (-) to draw the table lines:</p>
  
  <p>E.g. </p>
  
  <pre><code>Numerator | Denominator | Result
  ----------|-------------|-------
          6 |           2 |      3
         10 |           5 |      2
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Are there any unicode characters that could be used to produce a more professional looking table?</p>
  
  <p>(The file must be a raw text format and cannot use HTML or any other markup)</p>
  
  <p><strong>Edit:</strong> I've added an example of what the table now looks like having taken the suggestion on board and used the unicode box drawing characters:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Numerator │ Denominator │ Result
  ──────────┼─────────────┼───────
         6  │           2 │      3
         10 │           5 │      2
  </code></pre>