In HTML I can make a checkmark with ✓ . Is there a corresponding X-mark?

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Is there a corresponding X mark to ✓ (✓)? What is it?

score 304 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 27 '12 at 21:04

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A corresponding cross for ✓ ✓ would be ✗ ✗ I think (Dingbats).

edited Nov 27 '12 at 21:04

answered Apr 03 '09 at 00:27

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perfect, thanks. any idea where I can get a reference for these like the ascii lookup tables? – nc. Apr 03 '09 at 00:35
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The complete reference is called Unicode! You could look amongst the “Symbols/Other” character, perhaps (though you font probably won't have glyphs for much of it): http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/category/So/list.htm – bobince Apr 03 '09 at 06:38
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I just tested and this doesn't work in IE 8... IE 9, FireFox, and Chrome work correctly. Here's a good link to more symbols: http://www.danshort.com/HTMLentities/index.php?w=dingb – Nathan Prather Aug 26 '12 at 15:25
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use "Code Decimal" works also in IE 8, but "Code Hex" does not. – Cullen SUN Sep 04 '13 at 04:36
As I mentioned in [my answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/25652166/4794), @nc., the [&what search site](http://www.amp-what.com/unicode/search/x) is a nice reference with a good search, and it displays the entity name if there is one. – Don Kirkby Oct 31 '14 at 17:07

Bruiser · Answer 2 · 2020-03-08T00:50:47.687

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✗

&#x2717;

✘

&#x2718;

✕

&#x2715;

✖

&#x2716;

edited Mar 08 '20 at 00:50

answered Oct 10 '11 at 17:24

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Don Kirkby · Answer 3 · 2015-02-20T23:51:42.183

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Personally, I like to use named entities when they are available, because they make my HTML more readable. Because of that, I like to use &check; for &check; and &cross; for &cross;. If you're not sure whether a named entity exists for the character you want, try the &what search site. It includes the name for each entity, if there is one.

As mentioned in the comments, &check; and &cross; are not supported in HTML4, so you may be better off using the more cryptic ✓ and ✗ if you want to target the most browsers. The most definitive references I could find were on the W3C site: HTML4 and HTML5.

edited Feb 20 '15 at 23:51

answered Sep 03 '14 at 19:23

Don Kirkby

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I'm really surprised no one talked about it or gave you more +1 for that! – Cyril N. Jan 06 '15 at 09:11
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Thanks, @Cyril, but I did answer the question five years after the other answers. It might take a while for my answer to get noticed. I'm patient. – Don Kirkby Jan 07 '15 at 05:46
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From http://www.w3schools.com/charsets/ref_html_entities_4.asp, it looks like check and cross aren't supported in HTML4 or below. – mwfearnley Feb 15 '15 at 17:13
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Good to know, @mwfearnley, I've added a warning about HTML4. – Don Kirkby Feb 20 '15 at 23:53

score 30 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 03 '09 at 00:25

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It's between the Z and the C on your keyboard.

answered Apr 03 '09 at 00:25

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it can also be either T, N or S – Shujito Nov 12 '16 at 23:50
I believe the question is asking for the symbol `x` not the letter. They look alike but are definelty not the same. – Aaron C Mar 03 '17 at 16:23
As a matter of fact, it's between the K and the B on *my* keyboard! ;-) – jpaugh Jul 25 '17 at 20:46

score 7 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 10 '21 at 11:30

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I think this will help everyone.

All codes are taken from here - https://www.toptal.com/designers/htmlarrows/symbols/

✗

&#x2717;

✘

&#x2718;

✕

&#x2715;

✖

&#x2716;

✓

&#x2713;

✔

&#x2714;

☑

&#x2611;

answered Jul 10 '21 at 11:30

Chamara Indrajith

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In HTML I can make a checkmark with ✓ . Is there a corresponding X-mark?

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