✘
Heavy Ballot X
- Unicode
- U+2718
- Category
- Dingbats
- HTML Entity
- ✘
- CSS
- \2718
The Heavy Ballot X (✘) is a bold, stylized cross mark universally used to indicate "no," "incorrect," or a general failure. Originating from the classic ITC Zapf Dingbats font collection, it now lives in the Unicode Dingbats block. It is highly popular in digital forms, user interface design for cancellation buttons, and social media to visually strike down false information.
How to Type
- Windows
- Win + . then search "cross mark" or type 2718 then Alt + X in Word
- macOS
- Control + Command + Space then search "heavy ballot x"
- Linux
- Ctrl + Shift + U, then type 2718 and press Enter
- HTML
- ✘
In Programming
Developers frequently use the Heavy Ballot X in command-line interface (CLI) outputs and automated test runners to visually flag failed test cases or system errors.
Tags
bold
bold ballot x
bold error mark
bold wrong
cross
dingbat
fail
false symbol
heavy cancel
heavy cross mark
heavy wrong mark
incorrect bold
no symbol
reject
strike down
thick ballot x
wrong