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❎ Cross Mark Button
- Emoji
- ❎
- Unicode
- U+274E
- Shortcode
- :negative_squared_cross_mark:
- HTML code
- ❎
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Symbols
What does the ❎ emoji mean?
The ❎ emoji (cross mark button) is a symbol from the other symbols group. It's used to point, organize or highlight information, and is associated with button, cross, mark and multiplication.
Keywords: button, cross, mark, multiplication, multiply, square.
How ❎ looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.




Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type ❎ on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “cross mark button” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “cross mark button”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “cross mark button”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “cross mark button”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :negative_squared_cross_mark: |
❎ emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | cross mark button |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+274E |
| HTML decimal | ❎ |
| HTML hex | ❎ |
| CSS | \274E |
| JavaScript | \u{274E} |
| Shortcode | :negative_squared_cross_mark: |
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What does the ❎ emoji mean?
The ❎ emoji (cross mark button) is a symbol from the other symbols group. It's used to point, organize or highlight information, and is associated with button, cross, mark and multiplication.
How do I copy and paste the cross mark button emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “cross mark button”.
When was the ❎ emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.