U+26DD "⛝" Squared Saltire Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⛝
U+26DD "⛝" Squared Saltire is a typographic symbol that depicts an X-shaped cross, known as a saltire, enclosed within a square boundary. It is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block of the Unicode standard and is often used in cartography and diagramming to denote a location or a point of interest, or more broadly as a placeholder or marker in various technical and symbolic contexts. The design resembles a St. Andrew's cross or a checkmark's negative space, and its specific meaning can vary depending on the application, though it generally conveys a sense of negation, cancellation, or a directional indicator within a defined area.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+26DD |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Squared Saltire |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⛝ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⛝ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9B 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x26DD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000026DD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u26dd |