Extremely Heavy Greek Cross 🞧

🞧 (U+1F7A7) 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: Extremely Heavy Greek Cross is part of the Symbols family (block: Geometric Shapes Extended). 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 EXTREMELY HEAVY GREEK CROSS depicts a bold cross symbol. It is presented as a strong mark in text and icons. In user interfaces, it can signal a close or delete action when context permits. It can also indicate an incorrect state or a need to revisit a choice in forms or dialogs. In dashboards, use it to mark errors that require attention, or to highlight a rejected option. These uses flow from the meaning of a cross as a cancel or error cue. For cross‑platform appearance, ensure the symbol remains clear at small sizes and alt text is provided for accessibility. On assistive tech, describe its function succinctly to help users understand its purpose quickly. This helps keep behavior intuitive across devices and platforms.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F7A7 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.

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