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color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;">×</span>), also known as the <b>times sign</b> or the <b>dimension sign</b>, is a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Glossary_of_mathematical_symbols?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Glossary of mathematical symbols">mathematical symbol</a> used to denote the operation of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Multiplication">multiplication</a>, which results in a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Product_(mathematics)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Product (mathematics)">product</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <table class="infobox" style="max-width:20em;"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background: #ccc; font-size: 500%; line-height:1.3; font-weight:normal; font-family:'times new roman', times, georgia, serif, sans-serif;">×</th> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccc;"> <div style="background: #ccc; font-size: 125%; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.1em 0.25em 0.2em; line-height: 1.2em;"> Multiplication sign </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">In <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Unicode?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Unicode">Unicode</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049734">.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}</style><span class="monospaced">U+00D7</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">×</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">MULTIPLICATION SIGN</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&times;</span>)</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccc;">Different from</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Different from</th> <td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+0078</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">x</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/X?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="X">LATIN SMALL LETTER X</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccc;">Related</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">See also</th> <td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+22C5</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⋅</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notation_and_terminology" title="Multiplication">DOT OPERATOR</a></span><br><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+00F7</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">÷</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Division_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Division sign">DIVISION SIGN</a></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The symbol is also used in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Botany?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Botany">botany</a>, in botanical <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hybrid_name_(botany)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Hybrid name (botany)">hybrid names</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Large_goods_vehicle?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Large goods vehicle">heavy goods vehicle</a> industry, to calculate the amount of powered wheels.</p> <p>The form is properly a four-fold <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rotational_symmetry?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Rotational symmetry">rotationally symmetric</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Saltire?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Saltire">saltire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The multiplication sign <span class="nounderlines" style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#ddd); color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;">×</span> is similar to a lowercase <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/X?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="X">X</a> (<span class="nounderlines" style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#ddd); color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;">x</span>) which is not a four-fold rotationally symmetric saltire.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Uses"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Uses</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Similar_notations"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Similar notations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Typing_the_character"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Typing the character</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Unicode_and_HTML_entities"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Unicode and HTML entities</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Multiplication_sign&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>The earliest known use of the <span class="nounderlines" style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#ddd); color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;">×</span> symbol to represent multiplication appears in an anonymous appendix to the 1618 edition of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/John_Napier?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="John Napier">John Napier</a>'s <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mirifici_Logarithmorum_Canonis_Descriptio?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio">Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio</a></i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cajori_3-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Cajori-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This appendix has been attributed to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/William_Oughtred?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="William Oughtred">William Oughtred</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Cajori_3-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Cajori-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who used the same symbol in his 1631 algebra text, <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Clavis Mathematicae</i></span>, stating:</p> <blockquote> <p>Multiplication of species [i.e. unknowns] connects both proposed magnitudes with the symbol 'in' or <span class="nounderlines" style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#ddd); color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;">×</span>: or ordinarily without the symbol if the magnitudes be denoted with one letter.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </blockquote> <p>An earlier use of the symbol from the 1500s appears in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Ground_of_Arts?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Ground of Arts">The Ground of Arts</a>, where it is used in the context of a mental arithmetic method for computing simple, single-digit multiplications. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rob_Eastaway?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Rob Eastaway">Rob Eastaway</a> theorizes that this may have been the original influence for John Napier's more general usage.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Two even earlier uses of a <span class="nounderlines" style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#ddd); color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;">✕</span> notation have been identified, but do not stand critical examination.<sup id="cite_ref-Cajori_3-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Cajori-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Multiplication_sign&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Uses" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>In <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mathematics?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mathematics">mathematics</a>, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Symbol?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Symbol">symbol</a> × has a number of uses, including</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Multiplication">Multiplication</a> of two <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Numbers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Numbers">numbers</a>, where it is read as "times" or "multiplied by"<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cross_product?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cross product">Cross product</a> of two <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vector_space?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vector space">vectors</a>, where it is usually read as "cross"</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cartesian_product?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cartesian product">Cartesian product</a> of two sets, where it is usually read as "cross"<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Geometric dimension of an object, such as noting that a room is 10 feet × 12 feet in area, where it is usually read as "by" (e.g., "10 feet by 12 feet")</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Screen_resolution?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Screen resolution">Screen resolution</a> in pixels, such as 1920 pixels across × 1080 pixels down. Read as "by".</li> <li>Dimensions of a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Matrix_(mathematics)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Matrix (mathematics)">matrix</a>, where it is usually read as "by"</li> <li>A <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Interaction_(statistics)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Interaction (statistics)">statistical interaction</a> between two explanatory <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Variable_(mathematics)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Variable (mathematics)">variables</a>, where it is usually read as "by"</li> </ul> <p>In <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Biology?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Biology">biology</a>, the multiplication sign is used in a botanical <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hybrid_name_(botany)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Hybrid name (botany)">hybrid name</a>, for instance <i>Ceanothus papillosus</i> × <i>impressus</i> (a hybrid between <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ceanothus_papillosus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ceanothus papillosus">C. papillosus</a></i> and <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ceanothus_impressus?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ceanothus impressus">C. impressus</a></i>) or <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Crocosmia_%C3%97_crocosmiiflora?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora">Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora</a></i> (a hybrid between two other species of <i>Crocosmia</i>). However, the communication of these hybrid names with a Latin letter "x" is common, when the actual "×" symbol is not readily available.</p> <p>The multiplication sign is also used by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Historian?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Historian">historians</a> for an event between two <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Calendar_date?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Calendar date">dates</a>. When employed between two dates – for example 1225 and 1232 – the expression "1225×1232" means "no earlier than 1225 and no later than 1232".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>A <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Monad_(functional_programming)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Monad (functional programming)">monadic</a> <span class="nounderlines" style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#ddd); color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;">×</span> symbol is used by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/APL_(programming_language)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="APL (programming language)">APL programming language</a> to denote the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sign_function?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sign function">sign function</a>.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Similar_notations">Similar notations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Multiplication_sign&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Similar notations" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notation" title="Multiplication">Multiplication: Notation</a> </div> <p>The lower-case Latin letter <span class="nounderlines" style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#ddd); color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;">x</span> is sometimes used in place of the multiplication sign. This is considered incorrect in mathematical writing.</p> <p>In <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Algebra?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Algebra">algebraic</a> notation, widely used in mathematics, a multiplication symbol is usually omitted wherever it would not cause confusion: "<span class="texhtml mvar" style="font-style:italic;">a</span> multiplied by <span class="texhtml mvar" style="font-style:italic;">b</span>" can be written as <span class="texhtml"><i>ab</i></span> or <span class="texhtml"><i>a b</i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Other symbols can also be used to denote multiplication, often to reduce confusion between the multiplication sign × and the common variable <span class="texhtml mvar" style="font-style:italic;">x</span>. In some countries, such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Germany?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Germany">Germany</a>, the primary symbol for multiplication is the "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dot_operator?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Dot operator">dot operator</a>" <span class="nounderlines" style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#ddd); color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;">⋅</span> (as in <i><span class="texhtml">a⋅b</span></i>). This symbol is also used in compound <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Units_of_measurement?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Units of measurement">units of measurement</a>, e.g., N⋅m (see <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/International_System_of_Units?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Lexicographic_conventions" title="International System of Units">International System of Units#Lexicographic conventions</a>). In algebra, it is a notation to resolve ambiguity (for instance, "b times 2" may be written as <span class="texhtml"><i>b</i>⋅2</span>, to avoid being confused with a value called <span class="texhtml"><i>b<sub>2</sub></i></span>). This notation is used wherever multiplication should be written explicitly, such as in "<span class="texhtml"><i>ab</i> = <i>a</i>⋅2</span> for <span class="texhtml"><i>b</i> = 2</span>"; this usage is also seen in English-language texts. In some languages, the use of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Full_stop?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Full stop">full stop</a> as a multiplication symbol, such as <span class="texhtml"><i>a</i>.<i>b</i></span>, is common when the symbol for <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Decimal_point?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Decimal point">decimal point</a> is <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Comma?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Comma">comma</a>.</p> <p>Historically, computer language <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Syntax_(programming)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Syntax (programming)">syntax</a> was restricted to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ASCII?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="ASCII">ASCII</a> character set, and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Asterisk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Asterisk">asterisk</a> <span class="nounderlines" style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-muted,#ddd); color: var(--color-base); background-color: var( --background-color-neutral-subtle, #fdfdfd); padding: 1px 1px;">*</span> became the de facto symbol for the multiplication operator. This selection is reflected in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Numeric_keypad?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Numeric keypad">numeric keypad</a> on English-language keyboards, where the arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are represented by the keys <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1249182868">.mw-parser-output .keyboard-key{border:1px solid #aaa;border-radius:0.2em;box-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.2em rgba(0,0,0,0.1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0),var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa),var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0));color:var(--color-base,#202122);padding:0.1em 0.3em;font-family:inherit;font-size:0.85em}</style><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">+</kbd>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">-</kbd>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">*</kbd> and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">/</kbd>, respectively.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Typing_the_character">Typing the character</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Multiplication_sign&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Typing the character" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/HTML?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="HTML">HTML</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/SGML?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="SGML">SGML</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/XML?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="XML">XML</a></td> <td><code>&times;</code> or <code>&#215;</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/MacOS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="MacOS">macOS</a></td> <td>In the Character Palette by searching for <i>MULTIPLICATION SIGN</i><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Microsoft_Windows?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a></td> <td> <ul> <li>Via the Emoji and Symbol input panel, invoked with the <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">⊞ Win</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">.</kbd> key combination (Windows 10 version 1803 and later)</li> <li>Via the Touch Keyboard component of the Taskbar (Windows 10 and later)</li> <li>Some non-English keyboard layouts have it as an explicit keytop, like in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Arabic_keyboard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Arabic keyboard">Arabic keyboard</a>.</li> <li>Using <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/QWERTY?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#US-International" title="QWERTY">US International keyboard layout</a>, use <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Alt</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">=</kbd></li> <li>Via the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Character_Map_(Windows)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Character Map (Windows)">Character Map</a> utility: in the eighth row, or by searching</li> <li>The <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Alt</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">0</kbd> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">2</kbd> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">1</kbd> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">5</kbd> key combination using the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Numeric_keypad?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Numeric keypad">numeric keypad</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Multiplication_sign?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> </ul></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/OpenOffice.org?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="OpenOffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a></td> <td>times</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/TeX?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="TeX">TeX</a></td> <td> <ul> <li><code>\times</code></li> <li><code>\cdot</code></li> </ul></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Unix-like?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Unix-like">Unix-like</a> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Linux?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Linux">Linux</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ChromeOS?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="ChromeOS">ChromeOS</a>)</td> <td> <ul> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">⇧ Shift</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">U</kbd> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">D</kbd><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">7</kbd></li> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Compose_key?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Compose key">Compose</a></kbd><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">X</kbd><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">X</kbd></li> <li> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">AltGr</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">⇧ Shift</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">,</kbd> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/QWERTY?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#United_Kingdom_(Extended)_Layout" title="QWERTY">UK extended layout</a>)</li> </ul></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Unicode_and_HTML_entities">Unicode and HTML entities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Multiplication_sign&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Unicode and HTML entities" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <ul> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+00D7</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">×</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">MULTIPLICATION SIGN</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&times;</span>)</li> </ul> <p>Other variants and related characters:</p> <ul> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+002A</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">*</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">ASTERISK</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&ast;, &midast;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2062</span> </span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">INVISIBLE TIMES</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&InvisibleTimes;, &it;</span>) (a zero-width space indicating multiplication)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+00B7</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">·</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">MIDDLE DOT</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&middot;, &CenterDot;, &centerdot;</span>) (the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Interpunct?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Interpunct">interpunct</a>, may be easier to type than the dot operator)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2297</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⊗</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">CIRCLED TIMES</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&CircleTimes;, &otimes;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+22C5</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⋅</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">DOT OPERATOR</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&sdot;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2715</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">✕</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">MULTIPLICATION X</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2716</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">✖</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">HEAVY MULTIPLICATION X</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2A09</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⨉</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">N-ARY TIMES OPERATOR</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2A2F</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⨯</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">VECTOR OR CROSS PRODUCT</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&Cross;</span>) (intended to <i>explicitly</i> denote the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cross_product?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cross product">cross product</a> of two vectors)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2A30</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⨰</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">MULTIPLICATION SIGN WITH DOT ABOVE</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&timesd;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2A31</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⨱</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">MULTIPLICATION SIGN WITH UNDERBAR</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&timesbar;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2A34</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⨴</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">MULTIPLICATION SIGN IN LEFT HALF CIRCLE</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&lotimes;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2A35</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⨵</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">MULTIPLICATION SIGN IN RIGHT HALF CIRCLE</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&rotimes;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2A36</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⨶</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">CIRCLED MULTIPLICATION SIGN WITH CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&otimesas;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2A37</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⨷</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">MULTIPLICATION SIGN IN DOUBLE CIRCLE</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&Otimes;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2A3B</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⨻</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">MULTIPLICATION SIGN IN TRIANGLE</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&tritime;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2AC1</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⫁</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">SUBSET WITH MULTIPLICATION SIGN BELOW</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&submult;</span>)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">U+2AC2</span> </span><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:1em">⫂</span> <span style="font-variant: small-caps; text-transform: lowercase;">SUPERSET WITH MULTIPLICATION SIGN BELOW</span> ( <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">&supmult;</span>)</li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"> 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mathematical symbols</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Plus_and_minus_signs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Plus and minus signs">Plus and minus signs</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Reference_mark?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Reference mark">Reference mark</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/X_mark?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="X mark">X mark</a></li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Multiplication_sign&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large 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