Technical information

Symbol
NameBallot box with light x
Unicode numberU+2BBD
CategorySquaresX marksBallot box symbols
DescriptionThe Unicode character ⮽, or U+2BBD, is known as the "Ballot Box with Light X". It belongs to the "Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows" block and falls under the "Symbol, Other" category in the Unicode standard. This character visually represents a square or rectangular box containing a light or thinly-drawn "X" inside. Traditionally, ballot boxes are used to symbolize voting or making a choice, with the "X" indicating a selection or rejection. The "light X" variation might be used to emphasize a tentative choice or to differentiate from a more decisive, bold "X". The specific visual representation and application of this character can vary depending on the system and context in which it's used. Its appearance can also differ based on the font and typography used.

Encoding

HTML Entity⮽
HTML Entity (hex)⮽
URL Escape Code%E2%AE%BD
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0xAE 0xBD
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10101110:10111101
UTF-160x2BBD
UTF-320x00002BBD

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2BBD"
CSS Code\2BBD
JavaScript"\u2BBD"
Perl\x{2BBD}
Python 2u"\u2BBD"
Python 3\u2BBD
Ruby\u{2BBD}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ⮽ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

12px
16px
20px
28px
36px
48px
72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#11197;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2BBD";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References