U+2B59 "⭙" Heavy Circled Saltire Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⭙
U+2B59 "⭙" Heavy Circled Saltire is a typographic symbol depicting a thick, bold X-shaped cross, known as a saltire, enclosed within a heavy circular outline. It resides in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block and is often used in computing, interface design, or signage to represent negation, cancellation, or a prohibition state where a large, prominent visual marker is needed. Its stout strokes and strong contrast make it suitable for warning labels or graphic notations requiring emphasis, while its geometric form connects it to heraldic and mathematical imagery of crossed lines within a circle.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B59 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Heavy Circled Saltire |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⭙ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⭙ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAD 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B59 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B59 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b59 |