cross mark
A bold diagonal cross, commonly used to indicate that something is wrong, incorrect, or not allowed
Meaning
A bold diagonal cross, commonly used to indicate that something is wrong, incorrect, or not allowed. In conversation it often conveys rejection, disagreement, or a simple "no," and it can mark an answer as incorrect or a task as failed. It also appears as a close or dismiss button in interfaces. Less commonly, it stands in for the multiplication sign in arithmetic contexts. Because it can read as blunt, its tone depends heavily on context, and it may come across as harsh in sensitive exchanges.
Cross mark — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.
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Unicode data
U+274Ccross markE2 9D 8CShortcodes
:cross_mark:HTML & CSS
❌❌\274C Languages
\u{274C}\u274C\x{274C}\u{274C}Encodings
xn--1di%E2%9D%8CFrequently asked
What does ❌ cross mark mean?
A bold diagonal cross, commonly used to indicate that something is wrong, incorrect, or not allowed. In conversation it often conveys rejection, disagreement, or a simple "no," and it can mark an answer as incorrect or a task as failed. It also appears as a close or dismiss button in interfaces. Less commonly, it stands in for the multiplication sign in arithmetic contexts. Because it can read as blunt, its tone depends heavily on context, and it may come across as harsh in sensitive exchanges.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ❌ cross mark?
U+274C (Unicode 6.0, 2010) · :cross_mark:
Which emojis are related to ❌ cross mark?
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