How to Insert a Cross Mark in Word (Including Keyboard Shortcut)

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This wikiHow will teach you how to add a cross mark symbol or × in a Word document using the symbols menu in Windows and Mac or an alt code. If you have a 10-digit numerical keypad, you can use the ALT code , which is Alt + 0215 .

Things You Should Know

  • Open a word doc and go to Insert / Symbol . [1]
  • On a Windows computer, click More Symbols / Wingdings 2 . Then, select the cross mark and click Insert .
  • On a Mac computer, click Advanced Symbols . Select the cross mark from the pop up window and click Insert . [2]
  • You can also use the ALT code method to produce a small cross mark (×). Simply press "ALT + 0215".

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    You can either open Word, then go to File > Open to open your document, or you can right-click your document file and click Open with > Word .
    • You can also create a new, blank document.
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    The cursor defaults to the last place it was when you last worked on the document or in the most upper left corner of a new document.
    • You can use the ALT code Alt + 0215 instead of continuing through with the rest of this method, though that alt code will produce a small cross mark (×). If you want to read more about ALT codes, read How toType Symbols Using the ALT Key . [3]
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    You'll see this along the top of your document space next to the Home tab. [4]
    • If you're using a Mac, you'll see this along the top of your screen, and it will produce a drop-down menu.
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    You'll see this in the far right of the menu in the Symbols grouping.
    • If you're using a Mac, you'll find this in the middle of the drop-down menu.
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    You'll see this at the bottom of the menu. [5]
    • If you're using a Mac, the button is Advanced Symbol instead. A window will pop up and you can click to select the cross mark symbol and click Insert . [6]
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    You'll see the cross mark symbol appear in the document where your cursor is located. [7]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-symbol-in-word-2a061ae9-5a6c-4407-b618-8dc3c9fd4f44
      2. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-symbol-be6f1bbf-5bdd-42dc-a5e3-ab5e7d84a4f8
      3. ↑ https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/alt-codes-special-characters-keyboard-symbols-windows-list/
      4. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-symbol-in-word-2a061ae9-5a6c-4407-b618-8dc3c9fd4f44
      5. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-symbol-in-word-2a061ae9-5a6c-4407-b618-8dc3c9fd4f44
      6. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-symbol-be6f1bbf-5bdd-42dc-a5e3-ab5e7d84a4f8
      7. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-check-mark-or-tick-mark-in-word-3affb05e-435f-4b4a-8428-19fb2726863f#ID0EAABAAA=macOS

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      1. Open your document in Word.
      2. Click where you want to add the symbol.
      3. Click the Insert tab.
      4. Click Symbol .
      5. Click to select Wingdings 2 from the font drop-down menu.
      6. Click to select the cross mark symbol and click Insert .

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