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✖️Multiply Emoji

Tagged cancel, multiplication and sign, ✖️ multiply sits in Unicode's Math Symbols group inside Symbols. It was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010) at U+2716 U+FE0F.

What ✖️ multiply means

Six operators used far more for emphasis than for arithmetic. ➕️ adds a point to an argument, ➖️ takes one away, and ✖️ often just means no or wrong rather than multiply. ♾️ marks something endless, from patience to a group chat. The heavy equals sign 🟰 was a late arrival in Emoji 14.0 in 2021, filling an obvious gap beside the other four.

Unicode tags this one cancel, multiplication and sign and files it under Symbols → Math Symbols.

Copy variants

multiply carries a variation selector (U+FE0F) that forces colour rendering. Drop it and the same character renders as monochrome text.

Shortcodes

Type these instead of pasting — most chat apps expand them as you type.

How ✖️ is built

This emoji is more than one codepoint. Each part below is a character in its own right.

✖U+2716multiply
·U+FE0FVariation selector (emoji style)

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+2716 U+FE0F`
HTML hex	`✖️`
HTML decimal	`✖️`
CSS	`\2716\FE0F`
JavaScript	`\u{2716}\u{FE0F}`
Python	`\U00002716\U0000FE0F`
Java / C#	`\u2716\uFE0F`
Rust	`\u{2716}\u{fe0f}`
Swift	`\u{2716}\u{FE0F}`
PHP	`\u{2716}\u{FE0F}`
URL encoded	`%E2%9C%96%EF%B8%8F`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 9C 96 EF B8 8F`
UTF-16 bytes	`2716 FE0F`
Base64	`4pyW77iP`
Decimal	`10006 65039`
Introduced	Unicode 6.0 (2010)

Keywords

cancel
multiplication
sign
x
×

Appears in these collections

How to type ✖️

Windows — press Win + . and search “multiply”.
macOS — press Ctrl + Cmd + Space to open the character viewer.
iOS & Android — switch to the emoji keyboard and type “cancel”.
Linux — press Ctrl + Shift + U, then type 2716 and Enter.
HTML — paste ✖️.

How ✖️ renders

The same character drawn with whichever emoji fonts your device has installed. Apple, Google and Microsoft each draw it differently, so what you see below depends on what you are reading this on.

✖️Apple
✖️Segoe
✖️Noto
✖️System

Frequently asked questions

What does the ✖️ multiply emoji mean?+

✖️ is the multiply emoji, tagged cancel, multiplication and sign. Six operators used far more for emphasis than for arithmetic. ➕️ adds a point to an argument, ➖️ takes one away, and ✖️ often just means no or wrong rather than multiply. ♾️ marks something endless, from patience to a group chat. The heavy equals sign 🟰 was a late arrival in Emoji 14.0 in 2021, filling an obvious gap beside the other four.

What is the Unicode code for ✖️?+

multiply is U+2716 U+FE0F. In HTML that is ✖️, in CSS \2716\FE0F, and in JavaScript \u{2716}\u{FE0F}. The full table above lists every escape format.

When was the ✖️ emoji added?+

multiply got its emoji presentation in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Platforms that shipped before that release may draw it in plain text, or not at all — that is why the same character can look different on an old phone.

Added in Unicode 6.0 (2010)

Other emojis that shipped in the same Unicode release as ✖️ multiply.