Cross mark button Emoji

Symbols

A dark green square containing a bold white 'X' mark. The design mimics a physical button or a checkbox used to indicate a cancellation, a rejection, or a negative response.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to signal that an option is unavailable, a task is incomplete, or to explicitly decline an invitation. It acts as a direct counterpart to the ✅ check mark button, making it a go-to for voting, correcting mistakes, or marking items off a checklist.

History

Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this icon originated from early character sets designed for mobile handsets. These symbols were vital for navigating basic menu interfaces where users needed clear, visual feedback to confirm or cancel their selections.

Details

Glyph

❎

Unicode

U+274E

Shortcode

:emoji_u274e:

HTML Entity

❎

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory other-symbol

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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