U+1F5F5 "🗵" Ballot Box with Script X Unicode Character

U+1F5F5 "🗵" Ballot Box with Script X is a typographic symbol that depicts a standard rectangular voting box containing a stylized, calligraphic letter "X" drawn in a cursive or script style, intended to represent a mark of selection or approval on a paper ballot. This character belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block, having been added to the Unicode Standard in June 2014 as part of version 7.0 to support computerized voting and survey interfaces, document markup, and digital representations of checklists or polls. Unlike the simpler check mark or ballot box with check, the script X in this symbol suggests a more formal or decorative written vote, often used in contexts requiring a visually distinct mark for filled choices on electronic or printed forms, polling systems, or user interface controls.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F5F5
Version Added	7.0
Name	Ballot Box with 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 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDDF5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F5F5
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\uddf5

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