Ballot X HTML entity &cross;

&cross; is the HTML entity for Ballot X ✗ (U+2717). Copy the decimal ✗ and hex ✗ codes plus CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes.

Entity: &cross;
Code point: U+2717
Unicode name: BALLOT X
Block: Dingbats
Category: Other symbol (So)
Since: Unicode 1.1
Defined in: HTML5

Codes to copy

HTML named	`&cross;`Works in HTML; in XML only & < > " ' are predefined.
HTML decimal	`✗`Works in HTML and XML.
HTML hex	`✗`Works in HTML and XML.
CSS	`content: "\2717";`In a stylesheet, for ::before and ::after.
JavaScript	`"\u2717"`Also valid in JSON.
Python	`"\u2717"`Python 3 string literal.
Python by name	`"\N{BALLOT X}"`Readable alternative using the Unicode name.
URL	`%E2%9C%97`Percent-encoded UTF-8 bytes, for a path or query value.
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 9C 97`3 bytes.
UTF-16	`2717`1 code unit, which is what JavaScript length counts.

When to use it

A ballot X (U+2717), the usual partner of &check; in comparison tables. As with the check mark, pair it with text so the meaning does not rest on the symbol alone.

The name comes from the HTML5 list (much of it shared with MathML), so it works in every current browser but not in XML or XHTML served as XML, where the numeric reference is the safe choice.

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Source: the WHATWG HTML Standard list of named character references and the Unicode Character Database (Unicode 18.0).