U+2717 · Other symbol
HTML entity
✗
Ballot X Symbol ✗
✗ is ballot x. Write it in HTML as ✗ or paste the character directly. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2717 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ✗ | |
| HTML decimal | ✗ | |
| CSS | \2717 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2717} | |
| Python | \U00002717 | |
| Java / C# | \u2717 | |
| Rust | \u{2717} | |
| Swift | \u{2717} | |
| PHP | \u{2717} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%9C%97 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C 97 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2717 | |
| Base64 | 4pyX | |
| Decimal | 10007 | |
| HTML entity | ✗ | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 1.1 | |
Will ✗ survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. Yes. ✗ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
- Legacy encodings. ✗ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
- Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.
Unicode cross-references
The standard points readers of ✗ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.
Other x characters
Unicode names 4 characters ending in “x”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Dingbats
Zapf Dingbats, encoded character for character: ornamental stars, crosses, check marks, scissors and pointing hands. The check marks and crosses here are the ones most often pasted into documents and spreadsheets.
How to type ✗
| Windows | Type 2717 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “ballot x” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2717, press Enter |
| HTML | ✗ |
About Unicode’s Other symbol category
Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ✗ ballot x symbol?
- On Windows, type 2717 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2717. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ✗?
- Ballot X is U+2717, written in HTML as ✗. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ✗?
- Ballot X is filed under Other symbol in the Dingbats block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.