U+1F7AA "🞪" Medium Saltire Unicode Character

U+1F7AA "🞪" Medium Saltire is a geometric symbol formally known as a "Medium Saltire," which represents a diagonal cross or an "X" shape of moderate thickness, primarily used in mathematical notation, map symbols, or heraldic contexts to denote a cross or an intersection. Assigned to the Unicode block "Geometric Shapes Extended," this character was added in Unicode version 7.0 under the category "Symbol, Other" and serves as a typographic element for diagrams, design work, or text-based illustrations where a simple, medium-weight X-shaped mark is required. Its visual appearance consists of two crossed diagonal lines meeting at the center, balanced in width and angle to distinguish it from lighter or heavier variants of similar saltire symbols.