How to type ×
Fastest way on each device: Windows, Alt+0215 on the numeric keypad; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 00d7.
Windows
Hold Alt and type 0215 on the numeric keypad, then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word you can also type 00D7 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “multiplication sign” and double-click ×.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want × and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste × as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want × and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste × and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 00d7, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 00D7, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “multiplication sign”.
Codes for ×
| Unicode | U+00D7 |
|---|---|
| Official name | MULTIPLICATION SIGN |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML named | × |
| HTML decimal | × |
| HTML hex | × |
| CSS | content: "\00D7"; |
| JavaScript | "\u00D7" |
| Python | "\u00D7" |
| UTF-8 bytes | C3 97 |
| Windows Alt code | Alt+0215 |