U+2297 "⊗" Circled Times Unicode Character

U+2297 "⊗" Circled Times is a mathematical symbol that represents a binary operation, most commonly the tensor product in linear algebra, abstract algebra, and quantum mechanics, but also occasionally the vector cross product or a variant of multiplication in set theory and logic. Visually, it consists of a small multiplication cross (✕) enclosed within a circle, distinguishing it from the similar "circled plus" (⊕). It belongs to the Unicode block "Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A" and is encoded as a single character, allowing it to be used consistently across digital text, mathematical notation software, and scientific literature without requiring specialized fonts.