Ballot X

Meaning and uses

A hand-drawn style X that marks something wrong, rejected or not included. It is the counterpart of the check mark ✓.

Unicode details

✗ is the Unicode character named BALLOT X, code point U+2717, in the Dingbats block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ✗

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 2717 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ✗.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “ballot x”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2717, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ✗ or ✗. In a CSS content property, use "\2717".