Cross mark Emoji

Symbols

A bold, bright red 'X' shape with thick, slanted strokes. It clearly signals a rejection, an error, or a forceful 'no' in any visual interface.

Usage Context

This is the universal sign for closing a window, deleting a file, or marking a checkbox as incorrect. It is frequently used in chat to express disapproval or to indicate that an idea is wrong, acting as the direct opposite to the ✅ check mark.

History

Adopted into Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the cross mark draws its roots from traditional pen-and-paper grading systems and early computer UI design, where a red X became the standard way to warn users that an action would trigger a deletion or a cancellation.

Details

Glyph

❌

Unicode

U+274C

Shortcode

:emoji_u274c:

HTML Entity

❌

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Symbols

Subcategory other-symbol

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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