☓
Misc Symbol 20
- Unicode
- U+2613
- Category
- Zodiac
- HTML Entity
- ☓
- CSS
- \2613
The Saltire symbol (☓), often recognized as a St. Andrew's Cross, is a diagonal cross with roots in historical flags and heraldry. In modern digital contexts, it frequently serves as a simple, text-based mark to indicate cancellation, an error, or a negative response. It provides a clean, monochrome alternative to the bright red Cross Mark emoji (❌) and works perfectly in digital forms, checklists, and spreadsheets.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9747
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "saltire"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U 2613 Space
- HTML
- ☓
In Programming
In UI design and command-line interfaces, the saltire is occasionally used as a lightweight, text-based close icon or to visually represent a boolean 'false' state.
Tags
St Andrew's cross
cancel
cancel mark
cross
delete
delete mark
diagonal cross
diagonal x
error mark
heraldry cross
plain text x
saltire
x cross symbol
x mark