╳
Box Drawings Light Diagonal Cross
- Unicode
- U+2573
- Category
- Box Drawing
- 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
Related Symbols
─
Box Drawings Light Horizontal
━
Box Drawings Heavy Horizontal
│
Box Drawings Light Vertical
┃
Box Drawings Heavy Vertical
┄
Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Horizontal
┅
Box Drawings Heavy Triple Dash Horizontal
┆
Box Drawings Light Triple Dash Vertical
┇
Box Drawings Heavy Triple Dash Vertical
┈
Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Horizontal
┉
Box Drawings Heavy Quadruple Dash Horizontal
┊
Box Drawings Light Quadruple Dash Vertical
┋
Box Drawings Heavy Quadruple Dash Vertical