I don't mind using "×" myself in these cases. "6 × 950", and had I been writing ...

867-5309 · on Oct 15, 2022

I am fond of the multiplication character too, but

1) it's not on any standard keyboard layout

2) it requires copying and pasting from a character map, alt code or html entity

3) it is usually reserved for mathematics

dadoum · on Oct 15, 2022

On AZERTY keyboards on Linux, I can use Alt Gr + ; (semicolon) to type ×.

blooalien · on Oct 26, 2022

Another option; <compose-key>xx ⇒ ×

cinntaile · on Oct 15, 2022

6 x 950 problem solved