Shadowed White Latin Cross ✞

✞ (U+271E) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Shadowed White Latin Cross is part of the Symbols family (block: Dingbats). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: The character is SHADOWED WHITE LATIN CROSS, with codepoint U+271E in the Dingbats block and the Common script. In history and use, this symbol appears as a cross shape in various fonts and symbol sets. In modern interfaces, a cross symbol often denotes close or delete in UI, or signals an incorrect state, depending on the context. It functions as a visual cue to stop or remove an item, to indicate that an action failed, or to show a need for attention. The name and form reflect its design as a cross that is lighter in tone, sometimes drawn with shading to distinguish it from a plain plus or generic cross. It is treated as a generic symbol rather than a language letter, so its use spans many platforms and locales. Users may encounter it in toolbars, dialogs, or status indicators where a closure or error is implied. While the exact meaning can vary, the consistent idea is that the symbol marks something to be closed, removed, or corrected, in appropriate context.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+271E in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

See our category page for related symbols.