Signe de Multiplication (×)

Q: Quel est le code Alt du signe de multiplication sous Windows ?

Sous Windows, maintenez la touche Alt enfoncée et tapez 0215 sur le pavé numérique.

Q: Pourquoi ne doit-on pas utiliser la lettre x pour multiplier ?

La lettre x présente un dessin asymétrique conçu pour la lecture littéraire, tandis que le symbole × est géométriquement centré sur la ligne des chiffres.

Q: Comment insérer le signe de multiplication dans Word ?

Tapez 00D7 puis appuyez sur la combinaison de touches Alt + X pour convertir le code.

Q: What is the alt code for the signe de multiplication?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0215 on the numeric keypad to get ×. On a laptop without a keypad, copy it from this page or use 00D7 then Alt + X in Word.

Q: How do I type the signe de multiplication on a Mac?

There is no single Option shortcut for × on the US layout. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “multiplication sign” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.

Q: What is the HTML code for the signe de multiplication?

Use the named entity × or the numeric reference × (hex ×). All three display × in every browser.

Q: What is the Unicode for the signe de multiplication?

× is U+00D7, officially named MULTIPLICATION SIGN, in the Latin-1 Supplement block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).

Le signe de multiplication typographique × est le caractère Unicode U+00D7. Cliquez sur Copier pour l'employer dans vos dimensions d'objets, facteurs de zoom et opérations de calcul.

Unicode: U+00D7
HTML: ×
Windows: Alt + 0215

How to type the signe de multiplication (×)

The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type × yourself, use the method for your device below. On Windows the alt code is Alt + 0215.

Windows

Hold Alt and type 0215 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. Num Lock must be on. This uses the Windows-1252 code page, so it works in almost every Windows app.
In Word or Outlook, type 00D7 and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
Press Win + R, type charmap and press Enter. Tick “Advanced view”, search for Multiplication Sign, then Select and Copy. Character Map is built into every version of Windows.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for Multiplication Sign and double-click it.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00D7.

Linux & ChromeOS

Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type d7, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.
Press your Compose key, then x x. Needs a Compose key set in your keyboard settings.

iPhone & iPad

Copy × from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;mult. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.

Android

In Gboard, tap ?123, then =\<. × is on that page.
Copy × here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.

Microsoft Word

Type 00D7, then press Alt + X.
Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 00D7 in “Character code” and click Insert.

Google Docs

Insert → Special characters, then search for “multiplication sign” or draw it in the box.

Excel & Google Sheets

Enter =UNICHAR(215) in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

HTML

Write × or × in your HTML.

What does × mean?

Le signe de multiplication typographique ×, imaginé en 1631 par William Oughtred, se singularise de la lettre x par sa parfaite symétrie diagonale. Il s'agit du symbole officiel pour désigner la multiplication arithmétique élémentaire, le produit cartésien entre ensembles et le produit vectoriel en mécanique.

Dans la vie courante, il est le standard typographique universel pour renseigner les dimensions physiques (par exemple 1920 × 1080 px ou 3 × 5 m) ainsi que les rapports de grossissement d'optique (grossissement 10×). Combinez-le avec le symbole de division, le symbole degré et les symboles mathématiques.