Emoji 
(NEGATIVE SQUARED CROSS MARK): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji (NEGATIVE SQUARED CROSS MARK), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.
NEGATIVE SQUARED CROSS MARK
Information about emoji NEGATIVE SQUARED CROSS MARK
- Unicode Name
- NEGATIVE SQUARED CROSS MARK
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+274E
- Category
- Symbols
- Subcategory
- Other Symbols
- Slug
- negative_squared_cross_mark
Meaning and description of emoticon
The emoji depicts a bold green X in a square. Part of the Unicode standard, Symbols category.
is a cross mark in a square — a sign of denial, cancellation, prohibition, or error. In chats it conveys negation, an X-mark, "not this" or "wrong." Often paired with 
, ⭕, 
. Fitting when you need to clearly mark something as incorrect or unacceptable. On a deeper level, the cross mark represents the courage to say "no" — a boundary drawn with a simple symbol.
Usage Examples
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :negative_squared_cross_mark: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :negative_squared_cross_mark: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :negative_squared_cross_mark: | |
| HTML Dec | ❎ | |
| HTML Hex | ❎ | |
| CSS | content: "\274E"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0000274E | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \u274E | |
| Perl | \x{274E} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{274E} | |
| Punycode | xn--3di | |
| URL Escape Code | %E2%9D%8E | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | E2 9D 8E |
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