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Cross mark
U+274C · Dingbats
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Meaning and uses
A red X emoji. It means no, wrong or not allowed, and it is a quick way to show a mistake or a rejected option.
Unicode details
❌ is the Unicode character named CROSS MARK, code point U+274C, in the Dingbats block. It was added in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).
It is an emoji, listed under the name “cross mark”, so phones and most apps draw it in colour, and each platform has its own design.
| Unicode name | CROSS MARK |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+274C |
| Block | Dingbats |
| Added | Unicode 6.0 (2010) |
| Emoji name | cross mark |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9D 8C |
| UTF-16 | 274C |
| HTML | ❌ |
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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.
- On a phone, it is on the emoji keyboard: search for “cross mark”. On Windows, press the Windows key and the full stop (Win+.) to open the emoji panel and search there.
- On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “cross mark”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 274c, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
❌. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\274C".