Sparkle cross (Hermitian conjugate) (⊹)
U+22B9 · HERMITIAN CONJUGATE MATRIX · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ⊹
Windows
No Alt code
⊹ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
22B9 Alt+X
Type 22B9 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ⊹. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ⊹.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “sparkle cross (Hermitian conjugate)” and click ⊹ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ⊹ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ⊹ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ⊹ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;sparkl.
- Now type ;sparkl anywhere: the keyboard suggests ⊹.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ⊹:
- Copy ⊹ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ⊹ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;sparkl.
- Type ;sparkl in any app and tap ⊹ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 22b9 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 22b9 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ⊹ means and how it is used
The official Unicode name of ⊹ is HERMITIAN CONJUGATE MATRIX, code point U+22B9. You will find it in the Mathematical Operators block; it was added in Unicode 1.1 (1993).
It also goes by these names and keywords: conjugate, hermitian, mathematics, matrix, self-adjoint, square.
It sits in the sparkle symbols with 61 symbols, among them ✦ ✧ ⋆ ˚ ｡.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ⊹ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ⊹ | |
| HTML hex | ⊹ | |
| CSS | content: "\22B9"; | |
| JavaScript | \u22B9 | |
| URL | %E2%8A%B9 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8A B9 | |
| Unicode | U+22B9 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
⊹ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.
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Names in other languages
What ⊹ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Sparkle cross (Hermitian conjugate) |
| Português | Brilho em cruz |
| Español | Destello en cruz |
| Italiano | Scintilla a croce |
| Français | Étincelle en croix |
| Deutsch | Funkelkreuz |
| Türkçe | Parıltı artısı |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Kilau silang |
| Polski | Iskierka w kształcie krzyżyka |
| Русский | Искорка-крестик |
| 日本語 | キラキラ十字 |
| 한국어 | 반짝이 십자 |
Related symbols
All Sparkles →Questions people ask
How do I type ⊹ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ⊹ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 22B9 and press Alt+X.
How do I type ⊹ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ⊹. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;sparkl.
What is the HTML code for the sparkle cross (Hermitian conjugate)?
Use the entity ⊹ or the numeric code ⊹ (hex ⊹). In CSS write \22B9, in JavaScript \u22B9.
Will ⊹ show on every phone?
⊹ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.