U+1F5F4 "🗴" Ballot Script X Unicode Character

U+1F5F4 "🗴" Ballot Script X is a typographic symbol used historically in paper ballot marking, intended to represent a handwritten "X" placed in a box to indicate a vote or selection. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and was introduced in Unicode 7.0 as a distinct character for digital or printed forms where a bold or script style cross mark is needed. Unlike the standard multiplication sign or simple X, this character carries a specific connotation of ballot marking, differentiating it from other similar cross symbols. It is often employed in digital interfaces, document templates, or archival records that simulate or reference physical voting processes.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F5F4
Version Added	7.0
Name	Ballot Script X
Block	Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🗴
HTML Hex Encoding	🗴
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0x97 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDDF4
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F5F4
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\uddf4

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other