✖️ Multiply

Unicode lists ✖️ Multiply among the maths symbols in the Symbols group. In practice it comes up around ×, cancel, multiplication and sign. Unicode also files it under x, which shows how widely it is read.

You can drop ✖️ into chats, social posts, headlines or a bio. On SmileyZone it is filed under Maths and Numbers. Added in 2010 with Emoji 0.6, it displays correctly on every up-to-date system. Its code point is U+2716.

• ✖️ on its own already flags the topic: ×.
• Fits messages about ×, cancel, multiplication and sign.
• Often seen near ➗ Divide, ➖ Minus and ➕ Plus.

Easy to mix up with ➗ Divide, ➖ Minus or ➕ Plus. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.