╳
Box Drawing 116
- Unicode
- U+2573
- Category
- Dingbats
- HTML Entity
- ╳
- CSS
- \2573
The ╳ symbol, officially known as the Box Drawings Light Diagonal Cross, originates from early text-based computing where it was used to draw graphical grids, tables, and borders in terminal interfaces. Today, it frequently appears in ASCII art, retro UI design, and typography to represent an X-mark, a cancellation, or a geometric intersection. Because of its precise diagonal strokes, it perfectly aligns with other box drawing characters to create seamless continuous patterns.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9587
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "diagonal cross"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 2573
- HTML
- ╳
In Programming
In programming and command-line interfaces, this character is commonly used to render text-based GUI elements, wireframes, or complex ASCII diagrams directly within the console. It often serves as a visual indicator for a "close" or "cancel" button in retro-style terminal applications.
Tags
U+2573
ascii cross
box drawing
cancel symbol
close icon text
cross mark
delete mark
diagonal
dingbat
intersection mark
line
slash
x mark
x symbol