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× looks like x but is not - rich in distress - 02-19-2019
... it’s like a plus sign rotated 45°.
Here they are side by side: ×x
Anybody know how to type the multiplication operator in iOS and/or MacOS?
Anyway...
Re: × looks like x but is not - Sarcany - 02-19-2019
rich in distress wrote:
Anybody know how to type the multiplication operator in iOS and/or MacOS?
Unicode U+00D7.
On a Mac, type Control+Command+Space to bring up the character/emoji palette and then start to type the word "multiplication."
It'll pop up in the palette before you've finished typing.
...Or enter U+00D7 in the search field. It'll show the standard skinny-X symbol.
Double-click the symbol to type it in an active text field.
Re: × looks like x but is not - rich in distress - 02-19-2019
Thanks! That’s pretty kewl.
Re: × looks like x but is not - cbelt3 - 02-19-2019
* is good enough for FORTRAN, it’s good enough for me !
Re: × looks like x but is not - space-time - 02-19-2019
x×x
that is lower case x, "multiplication", and another lower case x. There is a difference but so subtle.
Re: × looks like x but is not - Kraniac - 02-19-2019
no but .....
nobody else can do that.
Re: × looks like x but is not - pdq - 02-19-2019
I’m surprised that the Phora engine let you post that character. It’s forever throwing errors if cut-and-pasted text from another source contains hyphens that are too long, or certain (smart? curly?) quotes...
Re: × looks like x but is not - space-time - 02-19-2019
Yes I was expecting the usual error but I was surprised when it went through. I guess I will try a copy/paste if the same string and see if I can repost it.
Re: × looks like x but is not - space-time - 02-19-2019
x×x
Paste from iOS
Re: × looks like x but is not - space-time - 02-19-2019
x×x
paste from MS Edge