Multiplication Sign vs Letter X

Compare the multiplication sign, capital X, lowercase x, and heavy multiplication X -- visually similar but semantically different.

Multiplication Sign
U+00D7
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Latin Capital X
U+0058
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Latin Small X
U+0078
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Multiplication X
U+2715
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Detailed Comparison

Property Multiplication Sign Latin Capital X Latin Small X Multiplication X
Character × X x
Code Point U+00D7 U+0058 U+0078 U+2715
Decimal 215 88 120 10005
Unicode Name MULTIPLICATION SIGN LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X LATIN SMALL LETTER X MULTIPLICATION X
Category Math Symbol Uppercase Letter Lowercase Letter Other Symbol
Block
HTML × X x ✕
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