Cross Symbols: Copy 46 ✝ ☦ ✚ Characters

Copy cross symbols

46 characters and sequences. Pick one to put its exact characters on your clipboard.

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Cross Symbols with Unicode names and HTML codes

12 of the 46 entries, shown with their full detail. Formal Unicode names are what separate the lookalikes; the hexadecimal and decimal references below reproduce each value exactly.

Multiplication XU+2715✕

Symbol · decimal ✕

Multiplication SignU+00D7×

Symbol · decimal ×

Cross MarkU+274C❌

Emoji or pictograph · decimal ❌

Latin CrossU+271D✝

Emoji or pictograph · decimal ✝

Heavy Greek CrossU+271A✚

Symbol · decimal ✚

Crossed SwordsU+2694⚔

Emoji or pictograph · decimal ⚔

Square With Diagonal Crosshatch FillU+25A9▩

Symbol · decimal ▩

Rising Diagonal Crossing South East ArrowU+2930⤰

Symbol · decimal ⤰

Falling Diagonal Crossing Rising DiagonalU+292C⤬

Symbol · decimal ⤬

Skull And CrossbonesU+2620 U+FE0F☠ ️

Emoji sequence · decimal ☠ ️

Children CrossingU+1F6B8🚸

Emoji or pictograph · decimal 🚸

Emoji sequence (5 code points)U+1F3F4 U+200D U+2620 U+FE0F U+FE0F🏴 ‍ ☠ ️ ️

Emoji sequence · decimal 🏴 ‍ ☠ ️ ️

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Cross symbols for cancellation, mathematics and religion

Cross characters can mean close, cancel, multiplication, a footnote or a religious cross, so context matters.

A visual cross can represent multiplication, closing, an incorrect state, a footnote or a faith tradition. Choose by standardized meaning and surrounding context rather than shape alone. That amounts to 46 copyable values here — 41 of them one character long, 5 longer.

Names such as Multiplication X, Multiplication Sign, Cross Mark, Latin Cross appear here, and counting every entry puts Variation Selector-16 (6), Skull And Crossbones (3), Orthodox Cross (2) at the top. Single-character values span U+00D7 to U+1F94D.

Browse cross symbols by type

✕✗✘×⨯

Symbol

27 entries

✖❌☦✝⚔

Emoji or pictograph

12 entries

†‡

Punctuation

2 entries

⚔️☠️✝️☦️🏴‍☠️️

Emoji sequence

5 entries

What this inventory contains

Where cross symbols sit in the code space

The span runs U+00D7 to U+1F94D. By Unicode general category that is symbol 39, punctuation 2.

Recurring formal-name families

Counted across the stored entries, the commonest name patterns are Variation Selector-16 (6), Skull And Crossbones (3), Orthodox Cross (2).

Joiners, selectors and length

Sequence count is 5. Joiners appear in 1, variation selectors in 5, and the deepest entry stacks 5 code points.

Which one should you use

The easy mix-up is Multiplication X versus Multiplication Sign. They are different characters: U+2715 and U+00D7. Try symbol first — 27 to pick from.

Leave punctuation unless nothing else fits. Colour or no colour is the first choice: 17 emoji, 29 plain. Test the result in the real app before you use it.

We sort these by job rather than by Unicode category, so one group can hold several formal types.

27Symbol

Ordinary text symbols, styled by your CSS. 59% here.

12Emoji or pictograph

Drawn by the operating system, not your font. 26% here.

5Emoji sequence

Several code points joined into one image. 11% here.

2Punctuation

Characters that organise a sentence. 4% here.

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Cross Symbols explained in plain English

Short summary

There are 46 cross symbols here. All of them copy in one click. The largest set is symbol, with 27. They come mostly from one part of Unicode: Dingbats. 29 are plain text. The other 17 are emoji, so your phone or computer draws them in colour.

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How the 4 groups divide

Symbol is the biggest at 27. The rest split between emoji or pictograph, punctuation and emoji sequence.

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Where they live in Unicode

They come from Dingbats (15), Miscellaneous Symbols (12) and Supplemental Arrows-B (8). The range is U+00D7 to U+1F94D. That spread is why fonts disagree.

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Easy to confuse

Multiplication X is not Multiplication Sign. Read the name, not the shape.

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5 entries are sequences

5 use more than one character. Copy the whole thing or it breaks.

Vocabulary for this topic

Useful terms when searching or describing cross symbols.

Symbol
Emoji or pictograph
Punctuation
Emoji sequence
Cross
X
Multiply
Close
Wrong
Religious
Multiplication
Mark

How the groups differ

Type	Examples	Good for	Watch for
Symbol	✕ ✗ ✘	Status, validation and warning labels	Substituting the letter x for the multiplication sign ×
Emoji or pictograph	✖ ❌ ☦	Editing and reference notation	Using a religious cross as a generic error icon
Punctuation	† ‡	Compact legends and document keys	Relying on a cross without a text status in safety or form feedback
Emoji sequence	⚔️ ☠️ ✝️	Status, validation and warning labels	Substituting the letter x for the multiplication sign ×

What the cross symbols inventory actually contains

Every figure below is counted from the 46 entries stored for this page rather than estimated. The characters are drawn from Dingbats (15), Miscellaneous Symbols (12) and Supplemental Arrows-B (8).

Group	Entries	Examples	Code points	Usual presentation
Symbol	27	✕ ✗ ✘	U+00D7–U+2A2F	Text presentation
Emoji or pictograph	12	✖ ❌ ☦	U+2626–U+274C	Emoji presentation
Punctuation	2	† ‡	U+2020–U+2021	Text presentation
Emoji sequence	5	⚔️ ☠️ ✝️	sequence	Emoji presentation

Practical note: Presentation is the typical default. A variation selector, a specific font stack, or an application that overrides emoji rendering can change what you see after pasting.

Read further

Compare these choices with check symbols and religion symbols. For a deeper explanation, read Accessible Symbol Use in Websites and Documents. Short on time? Start with are unicode symbols accessible to screen readers?.

Tip: A symbol should decorate a label, not replace it — plain words keep the meaning available to search and to assistive technology.

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How to use cross symbols

Copying stores text, so the value survives the clipboard intact. Paste it with Ctrl V, ⌘ V or your device's Paste command.

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Status, validation and warning labels

Start with Multiplication X. It works nearly everywhere.

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Editing and reference notation

For editing and reference notation, choose among the 27 symbol entries, then check the weight sits comfortably beside your type.

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Compact legends and document keys

When creating compact legends and document keys, paste the complete entry — several of these are multi-code-point sequences that break if truncated.

Copy-ready cross symbols examples for status, validation and warning labels

Status, validation and warning labels✕ Cross reference

Editing and reference notation✕ ✖ ✗

Compact legends and document keys✗ cross ✕

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How to type cross symbols on a keyboard

If you would rather type than paste, the codes below are what you need — the decimal value for Windows, the hexadecimal for Word and macOS.

Character	Name	Windows	Hex	HTML
✕	Multiplication X	`Alt 10005`	`2715`	`✕`
×	Multiplication Sign	`Alt 215`	`00D7`	`×`
❌	Cross Mark	`Alt 10060`	`274C`	`❌`
✝	Latin Cross	`Alt 10013`	`271D`	`✝`
✚	Heavy Greek Cross	`Alt 10010`	`271A`	`✚`
⚔	Crossed Swords	`Alt 9876`	`2694`	`⚔`

Alt codes reach only the first 65,536 code points, and only from a numeric keypad. 4 entries here sit above that ceiling. A further 5 are sequences, which no shortcut reproduces — copy those instead. Full per-platform instructions live in the keyboard guide.

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How cross symbols render across fonts, apps and devices

About 43% come from Dingbats. The rest come from Miscellaneous Symbols and Supplemental Arrows-B. 29 act like letters.

They take the colour of the text around them. 17 are emoji and arrive in colour you cannot change. Unicode files the emoji ones under Symbols and Objects.

Watch the 5 that use several characters at once. 1 of those are held together by a hidden joiner. Copy the whole thing, or it breaks apart.

The newest here arrived in Emoji 11.0. Older phones show a blank box instead.

A pasted entry is redrawn by the receiving application's font. Expect small differences in width and weight across devices, and larger ones where a font lacks the character entirely.

41Single characters

5Sequences

17Emoji properties

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Common mistakes with cross symbols

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Substituting the letter x for the multiplication sign ×.
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Using a religious cross as a generic error icon.
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Relying on a cross without a text status in safety or form feedback.

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Cross Symbols questions and answers

What is the difference between Multiplication X and Multiplication Sign?+

They are two distinct Unicode characters: Multiplication X is U+2715 (HTML ✕) and Multiplication Sign is U+00D7 (HTML ×). A font may draw them almost identically, but they sort and search as separate values.

What is the HTML code for multiplication x?+

Write ✕ (hex) or ✕ (decimal) to get ✕. Numeric references sidestep encoding problems in older toolchains.

Which cross symbols work as plain text rather than emoji?+

Look for the 29 non-emoji entries. Those behave like letters — style them, colour them, put them in a heading. The 17 emoji entries are drawn by the operating system instead.

Why does one of these cross symbols split apart when I paste it?+

5 entries here are sequences of more than one code point, and 1 of those are held together by a zero-width joiner. If the destination does not support the sequence, or if the copy was truncated, the parts render individually. Copy the entry with the button rather than by selecting the characters.

Which Unicode block are these cross symbols in?+

The answer is Dingbats, covering 15 of them; the rest come from Miscellaneous Symbols and Supplemental Arrows-B. Older blocks are the safe ones; anything added recently needs testing first.

Will these cross symbols work on older phones?+

The newest entry on this page was introduced in Emoji 11.0. Devices that have not received a font update since then will show a blank rectangle instead. Test on a real older device before using a recent character where the meaning matters.

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Learn more about cross symbols

Complete guide

Accessible Symbol Use in Websites and Documents

A symbol works accessibly when it reinforces a clear label, survives high contrast and does not become the only carrier of meaning.

Read the guide →

Answers people look for

♿Are Unicode symbols accessible to screen readers?→⌕How do I find the official name of a symbol?→✦Can I change the color of a Unicode symbol?→

Useful alongside these cross symbols

Notation is about precise state and precise text, so a status frame and an inspector that reveals stray hidden characters are the relevant utilities.

Loading Animation PreviewPreview text-only loading frames, pause the motion and copy the sequence that fits your interface.Open the animation preview →Invisible Character InspectorReveal zero-width spaces, joiners and direction marks without changing the text you paste into the inspector.Open the text inspector →

To wrap one of these cross symbols around a word, build the line in the Symbol Maker. The Unicode tools hub compares all seven and says when each is the right choice.

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How this page was built

Every figure on this page is computed from the stored inventory of 46 entries. Names, general categories and code points are generated from the Unicode 17.0 character database rather than typed by hand; emoji membership is read from the emoji data files published alongside it.

Unicode Character Database — UnicodeData.txt (formal names and general categories)
Unicode emoji-test.txt (fully-qualified emoji sequences and grouping)
The Unicode Standard, current version
How CoolSymbol.now sources, counts and tests this data

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