# ✖️ Multiply emoji

✖️ Multiply is an emoji in the math set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: ×, cancel, multiplication, sign and x.

- Emoji: ✖️
- Unicode name: multiply
- Code points: U+2716 U+FE0F
- Category: Symbols, Math
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :heavy_multiplication_x:
- Keywords: ×, cancel, multiplication, multiply, sign, x
- Page: https://emojichart.com/multiply-emoji

## What it means

A bold X-shaped multiplication sign. In math it means times, and in messages people use it for canceling, closing, deleting or crossing something out, or as a plain X mark in place of a typed letter.

## How to type ✖️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “multiply”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “multiply”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “multiply”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “multiply”.
- GitHub: Type :heavy_multiplication_x: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | multiplicación | ×, cancelar, marca, multiplicación, prohibido, signo de multiplicación, x |
| Français (fr) | signe multiplier | *, ×, annuler, croix noire, multiplication, multiplier, non, signe multiplier, x |
| Deutsch (de) | mal | ×, abbrechen, mal, Multiplikation, Multiplikationszeichen, multiplizieren, x |
| Italiano (it) | moltiplicazione | cancellare, croce, moltiplicazione, segno moltiplicazione, segno per, X |
| Português (pt) | sinal de multiplicação | ×, cancelar, multiplicação, multiplicar, sinal de multiplicação, X, x de multiplicação, X preto |
| Nederlands (nl) | vermenigvuldigen | ×, annuleren, teken, vermenigvuldigen, x |
| Svenska (sv) | multiplicera | ×, avbryt, multiplicera, multiplikation, multiplikationstecken, tecken, x |
| Polski (pl) | znak mnożenia | ×, anuluj, iks, matematyka, mnożenie, x, znak, znak mnożenia |
| Türkçe (tr) | çarpım işareti | ×, çarpı, çarpım, çarpım işareti, çarpma, iptal, işaret, kalın çarpı işareti, x |
| Русский (ru) | знак умножения | знак, отмена, отмены, умножение, умножения, х |
| Українська (uk) | множення | ×, знак, кратність, множення, помножити, скасувати, х |
| Ελληνικά (el) | πολλαπλασιασμός | ×, x, άκυρο, ακύρωση, έντονο σύμβολο x, πολλαπλασιάζω, πολλαπλασιασμός, σύμβολο, σύμβολο πολλαπλασιασμού |
| العربية (ar) | علامة ضرب | ×, x, إلغاء, خطا, رمز, ضرب, علامة ضرب, علامة ضرب سميكة, مضاعفة |
| עברית (he) | סימן כפל | איקס עבה, ביטול, כפול X, סימן כפל, פסילה |
| فارسی (fa) | ضرب کردن | ×, x, ایکس مشکی, ضرب, ضرب کردن, علامت, لغو |
| हिन्दी (hi) | गुणा | x, गुणन, गुणा, बड़ा क्रॉस चिह्न |
| বাংলা (bn) | গুণ | ×, এক্স, গুণ, চিহ্ন, বাতিল |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | kali | batal, kali, matematika, operator, perkalian, tanda, x |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | dấu nhân | ×, dấu, hủy, nhân, x |
| ไทย (th) | คูณ | ×, x, การคูณ, คูณ, เครื่องหมาย, เครื่องหมายคูณ, ยกเลิก |
| 日本語 (ja) | 掛け算 | キャンセル, バツ, ペケ, 乗算, 掛け算, 記号 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 곱하기 | x, 곱셈, 곱셈기호, 곱하기, 엑스, 취소 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 乘 | x, 乘, 乘号, 取消, 相乘, 符号 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 乘 | ×, x, 乘, 乘法, 乘法號, 乘號, 叉, 取消, 打叉, 符號 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): maal
- Akan (ak): mɔɔtiplae
- Albanian (sq): shenja x e shumëzimit e trashë
- Amharic (am): የማባዛት
- Armenian (hy): բազմապատկում
- Assamese (as): পূৰণ
- Azerbaijani (az): qalın vurma x
- Bashkir (ba): ҡабатлау
- Basque (eu): biderkatu
- Belarusian (be): знак множання
- Bosnian (bs): znak množenja
- Breton (br): liesaat
- Bulgarian (bg): Удебелен знак за умножение
- Burmese (my): အမြှောက် သင်္ကေတ
- Canadian French (fr-CA): signe de multiplication
- Cantonese (yue): 粗乘號
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 粗乘号
- Catalan (ca): signe de multiplicar
- Cherokee (chr): ᎤᏓᎨᏓ ᏗᏎᏢᎢ ᎤᏙᏪᎸ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 打交叉
- Chuvash (cv): хутламалли палли
- Croatian (hr): množenje
- Czech (cs): znak násobení
- Danish (da): gange
- Estonian (et): korrutamine
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): multiplicação
- Faroese (fo): falda
- Filipino (fil): multiply
- Finnish (fi): kertomerkki
- Galician (gl): multiplicación
- Georgian (ka): გამრავლება
- Gujarati (gu): ગુણાકાર
- Hausa (ha): riɓanya
- Hungarian (hu): szorzás
- Icelandic (is): margföldunartákn
- Igbo (ig): nnukwu mgbakọ x
- Interlingua (ia): multiplication
- Irish (ga): comhartha iolrúcháin
- Javanese (jv): tandha ping-pingan
- Kalaallisut (kl): stort kryds
- Kannada (kn): ಗುಣಾಕಾರ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ
- Kazakh (kk): көбейту
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): كوبەيتۋ
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាគុណ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): Ikimenyetso cya x kinini cyo gukuba
- Konkani (kok): गुणाकार
- Kyrgyz (ky): көбөйтүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): nim k’iyarisanem x
- Lao (lo): ເຄື່ອງໝາຍຄູນ
- Latvian (lv): reizināt
- Lithuanian (lt): paryškintas daugybos ženklas
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): znamuško multiplikacije
- Luxembourgish (lb): fettgedrécktent Multiplikatiounszeechen
- Macedonian (mk): множење
- Malay (ms): darab
- Malayalam (ml): ഗുണിക്കുക
- Maltese (mt): multiplikazzjoni grassett x
- Marathi (mr): गुणाकार करा
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): signo de multiplicación
- Mongolian (mn): үржүүлэх
- Māori (mi): x whakarea taumaha
- Nepali (ne): गुणन
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Taims Sain
- Northern Sotho (nso): leswao e legolo la go atiša x
- Norwegian (no): gange
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): gonge
- Odia (or): ଗୁଣନ କରିବା
- Oromo (om): baay’isuu
- Pashto (ps): د ضرب نښه
- Punjabi (pa): ਗੁਣਾ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): وڈی ضرب x
- Quechua (qu): mirachiy
- Romanian (ro): înmulțire
- Romansh (rm): multiplicaziun
- Sardinian (sc): multiplicatzione
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): iomadaich
- Serbian (sr): црни знак за множење
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): crni znak za množenje
- Shan (shn): ၵုၼ်း
- Sindhi (sd): ضرب
- Sinhala (si): ගුණ කිරීම
- Slovak (sk): krát
- Slovenian (sl): množi
- Somali (so): calaamadda isku dhufashada
- Swahili (sw): zidisha
- Tajik (tg): зарбзании вазнин х
- Tamil (ta): பெருக்கல் சின்னம்
- Telugu (te): గుణకారం చేయడం
- Tigrinya (ti): ሕሳብ
- Tongan (to): liunga mamafa
- Tswana (tn): katiso e e tseneletseng ya x
- Turkmen (tk): köpeltmek
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): znamješko multiplikacije
- Urdu (ur): ضرب
- Uyghur (ug): ئېغىر كۆپەيتىش بەلگىسى
- Uzbek (uz): koʻpaytiruv
- Welsh (cy): lluosi
- Wolof (wo): x fuul bu rëy
- Xhosa (xh): uphindaphindo olungqindilili x
- Yoruba (yo): ìsọdipúpò̩ tó nípọn x
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ìsɔdipúpò̩ tó nípɔn x
- Zulu (zu): phindaphinda

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+2716 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `✖️` |
| CSS | `\2716\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{2716}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\u2716\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 9C 96 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `2716 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%9C%96%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does the ✖️ multiply emoji mean?

A bold X-shaped multiplication sign. In math it means times, and in messages people use it for canceling, closing, deleting or crossing something out, or as a plain X mark in place of a typed letter.

### How do I type the ✖️ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “multiply”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :heavy_multiplication_x:.

### When was the ✖️ emoji added?

✖️ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for ✖️?

U+2716 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write ✖️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{2716}\u{FE0F}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/multiply-emoji