How do I type the × multiplication sign symbol?

On Windows, type 00D7 and press Alt+X. You can also hold Alt and type 215 on the numeric keypad. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 00d7. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ×?

Multiplication Sign is U+00D7, written in HTML as × and in LaTeX as \times. In UTF-8 it takes 2 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

U+00D7 · Math symbol

HTML entity

LaTeX

\times

Multiplication Sign Symbol ×

× is multiplication sign, U+00D7. Unicode also records it as “z notation Cartesian product”. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.

Also known as

z notation Cartesian product

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+00D7`
HTML hex	`×`
HTML decimal	`×`
CSS	`\00D7`
JavaScript	`\u{00D7}`
Python	`\U000000D7`
Java / C#	`\u00D7`
Rust	`\u{00d7}`
Swift	`\u{00D7}`
PHP	`\u{00D7}`
URL encoded	`%C3%97`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 97`
UTF-16 bytes	`00D7`
Base64	`w5c=`
Decimal	`215`
HTML entity	`×`
LaTeX	`\times`
Category	Math symbol (Sm)
Introduced	Unicode 1.1

Will × survive being pasted?

Normalisation. Yes. × is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
Legacy encodings. × exists in Latin-1 and Windows-1252, so even software that predates Unicode can store it.
Size. 2 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 multiplication characters

Unicode names 4 characters ending in “multiplication”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.

Nearby in Latin-1 Supplement

The upper half of ISO 8859-1: the accented letters and the symbols that Western European printing needed but ASCII had no room for. This is where ° ± × ÷ £ ¥ © ® ½ ¼ live, which makes it the most-copied symbol block in Unicode despite being one of the oldest.

All 29 characters in Latin-1 Supplement →

How to type ×

Windows	Type `00D7` then press `Alt`+`X`, or hold `Alt` and type `215` on the numeric keypad
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “multiplication sign”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `00d7`, press `Enter`
HTML	`×`

About Unicode’s Math symbol category

Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the × multiplication sign symbol?: On Windows, type 00D7 and press Alt+X. You can also hold Alt and type 215 on the numeric keypad. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 00d7. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ×?: Multiplication Sign is U+00D7, written in HTML as × and in LaTeX as \times. In UTF-8 it takes 2 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is ×?: Multiplication Sign is filed under Math symbol in the Latin-1 Supplement block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.