✗
Other Symbol
U+2717
Unicode 16.0
BALLOT X
Official Unicode character in the Dingbats block. Use the copy buttons or follow the platform-specific instructions below to type this character.
How to Type the BALLOT X (✗)
Windows Instructions
Hold Alt + type 10007 on NumPad
Num Lock must be turned on. Numbers must be typed on the physical numeric keypad on the right.
macOS (Apple) Instructions
Press Unicode Hex Input
Standard macOS mnemonic Option key shortcut compatible with US and International Mac keyboards.
Technical Specifications & Encoding Details
| Unicode Codepoint | U+2717 |
| Decimal Value | 10007 |
| Hexadecimal Value | 0x2717 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xE2 0x9C 0x97 |
| HTML Named Entity | — |
| HTML Decimal Entity | ✗ |
| HTML Hex Entity | ✗ |
| General Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode Block | Dingbats |
| Script | Common |