What does ❌ Cross Mark mean?
A red X, the go-to emoji for no, wrong, cancelled or not allowed. It marks incorrect answers, crossed-off options, plans that fell through and things to avoid. It is often paired with ✅ to compare dos and don’ts. Compared with 🚫, it feels more like a correction or rejection than a posted rule.
❌ Cross Mark is an emoji from the Symbols category (check marks & other symbols), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about ×, cancel, multiplication, multiply, x and no.
Example messages
❌ Cross Mark on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Cross Mark looks on each platform.
More check marks & other symbols emojis
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Cross Mark emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Cross Mark emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ❌ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :x:.
When was the Cross Mark emoji added?
❌ Cross Mark was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ❌ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Cross Mark. The underlying code (U+274C) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.