What 🗷 means
It marks a choice, but the surrounding convention decides which one. On ballots in the UK and Dominica, an X inside a candidate’s box identifies the choice; on Japanese answer sheets, an X commonly marks an incorrect answer. In checklists, reviews, or corrections, it can mean wrong, rejected, or crossed off.
Its digital design comes from Wingdings, a font that turns typed positions into small pictures. The Wingdings font family was designed in 1990–91 and released by Microsoft in 1992. Its ballot symbols included bold box-X and check forms for documents and forms. Unicode later encoded the character as text, so it can be represented without Wingdings’ private key mapping. Related forms include the lighter boxed X 🗵 and the bold checked box 🗹; the check version is a different mark.
What does it mean when someone sends it?
In chat, the surrounding words decide: chosen or rejected. A poll, task list, or clear status label narrows the reading; alone, the symbol is ambiguous and can sound like a blunt administrative verdict.
When the label is missing, words such as “selected,” “rejected,” or “wrong” remove the guesswork.
Formal and administrative; alone, it reads like a form mark or verdict.
Alone, it can mean “chosen” or “rejected.”
What it means when someone sends it to you
5 readingsDon't confuse it with
3Combination ideas
2Questions people ask
2Can I use this on a paper ballot?
Follow the ballot’s own instructions. An election authority may require one mark inside one choice’s box and reject extra marks or marks that span choices.
Why does this symbol disappear or change shape?
The active font draws it. If the font lacks this character, an app may show a blank or a missing-glyph box; fonts that support it can give the X different stroke weights.
How to type 🗷
🗷\1F5F7Codes and encoding1 code points
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