Unicode Character "✕" (U+2715)

The character ✕ (Multiplication X) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+2715. It is encoded in the Dingbats block, which belongs to the Basic Multilingual Plane. It was added to Unicode in version 1.1 (June, 1993). It is HTML encoded as ✕.

Main Unicode Properties

Name Multiplication X
Unicode Codepoint U+2715
Unicode Version 1.1 (June, 1993)
Block Dingbats
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

Bidirectional Data

Bidirectional class Other Neutral (ON)
Is mirrored? No

Other Unicode Data

Category Other Symbol
Script Code for undetermined script
Combining Class Not Reordered

U+2715 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ✕
HTML (hex) ✕
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %E2%9C%95
CSS \002715
JavaScript, JSON \u2715
C, C++, Java \u2715
Python \u2715
Rust \u{2715}
Ruby \u2715

How to type "✕"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 2 7 1 5. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 2 7 1 5. Release Alt.

Preview

  • ✕
    Times, Times New Roman, serif
  • ✕
    Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
  • ✕
    Courier, Courier New, monospace

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xE2 0x9C 0x95
UTF-16 (hex) 0x2715
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00002715

References