Unicode character for “X” cancel / close?

Question

I want to create a close button using CSS only.

I\'m sure I\'m not the first to do this, so does anyone know which font has an \'x\' the same width as height, so that it

Answer 1

You can use text that is only accessible to screen readers by placing it in a span which you hide in an accessible way. Place the x in the CSS which can't be read by screen readers, thus won't confuse, but is visible on the page, and also accessible by keyboard users.

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