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Multiplication X

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✕ means multiplication, or “times,” especially between numbers like 3 ✕ 4. It also marks dimensions, meaning “by,” as in 1920 ✕ 1080, though standard typography prefers . A multiplication cross appeared in print by 1618; the letter x and close buttons are separate uses.

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What ✕ means

It means “times” or multiplication. Write it between factors, as in 3 ✕ 4, when you want the operation to be unmistakable. In dimensions, it means “by,” as in 1920 ✕ 1080, serving as a decorative counterpart to the standard multiplication sign .

It has no single inventor. A cross for multiplication appeared in an anonymous printed appendix in 1618, commonly attributed to William Oughtred. Oughtred used the cross in Clavis Mathematicae in 1631 to replace written words with compact mathematical notation.

It always had rivals. Writers also multiplied by placing quantities side by side, and Leibniz promoted the dot, writing in 1698 that X was too easy to confuse with the algebraic letter x.

Is ✕ a multiplication sign or a close button?

In text, read ✕ as multiplication unless layout clearly indicates an action. A number pair means multiply, and a width-height pair means “by.” Digital interfaces frequently borrow the glyph for a “close” or “dismiss” button, but that is a visual convention rather than the character's linguistic meaning.

Mathematical, technical, and neutral in dimensions; informal when borrowed as an interface icon.

What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings

Multiply the first quantity by the second.

Don't confuse it with

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x
Latin Small Letter X
Letter x is a letter or variable; ✕ is the dedicated multiplication character.
✗
Ballot X
✗ is Ballot X, a mark of rejection or voting, not multiplication.
⨯
Vector Or Cross Product
⨯ is the math sign for the vector cross product; ✕ is the dingbat multiplication X.
☓
Saltire
☓ is the saltire, the diagonal X cross of St Andrew; it is not a multiplication sign.
╳
Box Drawings Light Diagonal Cross
╳ is a box-drawing piece that fills its cell to join table lines; ✕ is a standalone X.

Combination ideas

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Multiplication written with the X sign
A collab between a singer and a DJ
Yes or no, right or wrong
Close button label in an interface

Questions people ask

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Why use ✕ instead of the letter x?

The dedicated sign separates multiplication from the variable x. It keeps 3 ✕ 4 from reading as a word or unknown quantity.

What is the difference between ✕ and ?

is the primary mathematical operator for multiplication and dimensions. ✕ is an alternative typographic cross from the Dingbats set, often drawn with slightly different stroke weights.

Collections with ✕

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How to type or find ✕

Also called
times sign
Search it as
times · multiply · multiplication sign · x symbol · dimension x · close x
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 2715, then AltX 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 “multiplication x”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 2715, then Enter or Space.
HTML
✕
CSS
\2715
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
✕
HTML hex
✕
CSS content
content: "\2715";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%9C%95
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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.

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