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Multiplication Sign HTML entity ×
× is the HTML entity for Multiplication Sign × (U+00D7). Copy the decimal × and hex × codes plus CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes.
- Entity
×- Legacy form
×(no semicolon)- Code point
- U+00D7
- Unicode name
- MULTIPLICATION SIGN
- Block
- Latin-1 Supplement
- Category
- Math symbol (Sm)
- Since
- Unicode 1.1
- Defined in
- HTML 4.01 and HTML5
Codes to copy
| HTML named | ×Works in HTML; in XML only & < > " ' are predefined. | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ×Works in HTML and XML. | |
| HTML hex | ×Works in HTML and XML. | |
| CSS | content: "\D7";In a stylesheet, for ::before and ::after. | |
| JavaScript | "\u00D7"Also valid in JSON. | |
| Python | "\u00d7"Python 3 string literal. | |
| Python by name | "\N{MULTIPLICATION SIGN}"Readable alternative using the Unicode name. | |
| URL | %C3%97Percent-encoded UTF-8 bytes, for a path or query value. | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C3 972 bytes. | |
| UTF-16 | 00D71 code unit, which is what JavaScript length counts. |
When to use it
The multiplication sign for arithmetic and dimensions such as 1920 × 1080. It is a distinct character from the letter x, so search, copy and assistive technology treat it as a symbol rather than a letter.
The name dates from HTML 4, so it works in every browser and in old email clients.
Browsers also accept the legacy form × without a semicolon, for compatibility with old pages; new HTML should always end the reference with a semicolon.
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Source: the WHATWG HTML Standard list of named character references and the Unicode Character Database (Unicode 18.0).