What ✃ means
It points to scissors, cutting, or a cut point.
On paper, it works as a cut mark; in a typed message, it reads as a literal cutting or editing cue.
A practical print mark; its exact drawing depends on the font in use.
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsBeside a dotted line
Cut here, along the line.
Alone in a message
Scissors, cutting, or separation.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Is ✃ an emoji?
No. ✃ is a text symbol whose drawing comes from the font in use; ✂ is the separate scissors character with emoji presentation.
How to type ✃
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2703, then Alt+X to get ✃.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “lower blade scissors”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2703, then Enter or Space.
HTML
✃CSS
\2703Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
✃
HTML hex
✃
CSS content
content: "\2703";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%9C%83
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.