U+274E "❎" Negative Squared Cross Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
❎
U+274E "❎" Negative Squared Cross Mark is a graphic symbol that depicts a bold, white letter "X" inside a solid orange or dark-colored square, depending on the platform. It is often used in digital interfaces, forms, and checklists to represent a negative response, cancellation, rejection, or an incorrect item, serving as a visual opposite to the check mark or confirmation symbols like U+2705. While sometimes confused with the similar "Cross Mark" U+274C, the Negative Squared Cross Mark stands out due to its enclosing square border, making it more prominent for buttons or actionable UI elements.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+274E |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Negative Squared Cross Mark |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ❎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ❎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9D 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x274E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000274E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u274e |