Technical information

Symbol
NameMultiplication x
Unicode numberU+2715
CategoryX marks
DescriptionThe Unicode character ✕, or U+2715, is named "Multiplication X". It belongs to the "Dingbats" block, which contains various symbols, arrows, and ornamental marks. This character falls under the "Symbol, Other" category. Visually, it represents an X shape. The Multiplication X is commonly used as a symbol for multiplication in mathematics. For example, in the equation "3 ✕ 2 = 6", the Multiplication X indicates that the numbers 3 and 2 are to be multiplied together. It can also be used to denote a cross or a negative response in various non-mathematical contexts, such as user interfaces or forms. As with other characters, the specific usage of the Multiplication X can depend on its context.

Encoding

HTML Entity✕
HTML Entity (hex)✕
URL Escape Code%E2%9C%95
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x9C 0x95
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10011100:10010101
UTF-160x2715
UTF-320x00002715

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2715"
CSS Code\2715
JavaScript"\u2715"
Perl\x{2715}
Python 2u"\u2715"
Python 3\u2715
Ruby\u{2715}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ✕ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

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CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#10005;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2715";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References