Heavy ballot X

Meaning and uses

A bold X for wrong answers, crossed-off items and cancellations. It is heavier than ✗ and reads clearly at small sizes.

Unicode details

✘ is the Unicode character named HEAVY BALLOT X, code point U+2718, 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 2718 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 “heavy ballot x”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2718, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ✘. In a CSS content property, use "\2718".