✖ is the Unicode emoji HEAVY MULTIPLICATION X (“multiply”), code point U+2716 (decimal 10006) in the Dingbats block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ✖, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 9C 96.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2716 |
| Decimal | 10006 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C 96 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2716 |
| UTF-32 | 00002716 |
| HTML decimal | ✖ |
| HTML hex | ✖ |
| CSS | \2716 |
| JavaScript | \u2716 |
| JSON | \u2716 |
| Python | \u2716 |
| Python by name | \N{HEAVY MULTIPLICATION X} |
| Java, C# | \u2716 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2716} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2716 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%9C%96 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | HEAVY MULTIPLICATION X |
| Emoji name | multiply |
| Code point | U+2716 (decimal 10006) |
| Block | Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in Dingbats
- ✎ U+270E Lower Right Pencil
- ✏ U+270F Pencil
- ✐ U+2710 Upper Right Pencil
- ✑ U+2711 White Nib
- ✒ U+2712 Black nib
- ✓ U+2713 Check Mark
- ✔ U+2714 Check mark
- ✕ U+2715 Multiplication X
- ✗ U+2717 Ballot X
- ✘ U+2718 Heavy Ballot X
- ✙ U+2719 Outlined Greek Cross
- ✚ U+271A Heavy Greek Cross
- ✛ U+271B Open Centre Cross
- ✜ U+271C Heavy Open Centre Cross
- ✝ U+271D Latin cross
- ✞ U+271E Shadowed White Latin Cross
All 192 characters: Dingbats.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ✖?
- Use ✖ (decimal) or ✖ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2716?
- E2 9C 96 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%9C%96.
- How do I write U+2716 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2716. Python: \u2716.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3) and the Unicode emoji test data; HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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