source/blender/editors/space_image/image_buttons.c

@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ void uiTemplateImageInfo(uiLayout *layout, bContext *C, Image *ima, ImageUser *i
     const int len = MAX_IMAGE_INFO_LEN;
     int ofs = 0;
 
-    ofs += BLI_snprintf_rlen(str + ofs, len - ofs, TIP_("%d x %d, "), ibuf->x, ibuf->y);
+    ofs += BLI_snprintf_rlen(str + ofs, len - ofs, TIP_("%d \u00D7 %d, "), ibuf->x, ibuf->y);
 
     if (ibuf->float_buffer.data) {
       if (ibuf->channels != 4) {

source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_draw.cc

@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ static void draw_grid_unit_name(
       char numstr[32] = "";
       UI_FontThemeColor(font_id, TH_TEXT_HI);
       if (v3d->grid != 1.0f) {
-        SNPRINTF(numstr, "%s x %.4g", grid_unit, v3d->grid);
+        SNPRINTF(numstr, "%s " BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN " %.4g", grid_unit, v3d->grid);
       }
 
       *yoffset -= VIEW3D_OVERLAY_LINEHEIGHT;

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_armature.cc

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "BLI_math.h"
+#include "BLI_string_utf8_symbols.h"
 
 #include "BLT_translation.h"
 
@@ -1226,14 +1227,17 @@ static void rna_def_bone(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, nullptr, "bone_mat");
   RNA_def_property_multi_array(prop, 2, rna_matrix_dimsize_3x3);
   RNA_def_property_clear_flag(prop, PROP_EDITABLE);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Bone Matrix", "3x3 bone matrix");
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop, "Bone Matrix", "3" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "3 bone matrix");
 
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "matrix_local", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_MATRIX);
   RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, nullptr, "arm_mat");
   RNA_def_property_multi_array(prop, 2, rna_matrix_dimsize_4x4);
   RNA_def_property_clear_flag(prop, PROP_EDITABLE);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
-      prop, "Bone Armature-Relative Matrix", "4x4 bone matrix relative to armature");
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop,
+                           "Bone Armature-Relative Matrix",
+                           "4" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN
+                           "4 bone matrix relative to armature");
 
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "tail", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_TRANSLATION);
   RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, nullptr, "tail");

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_dynamicpaint.c

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include "BKE_dynamicpaint.h"
 #include "BKE_modifier.h"
 
+#include "BLI_string_utf8_symbols.h"
+
 #include "BLT_translation.h"
 
 #include "DNA_dynamicpaint_types.h"
@@ -461,7 +463,10 @@ static void rna_def_canvas_surface(BlenderRNA *brna)
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "use_antialiasing", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
   RNA_def_property_clear_flag(prop, PROP_ANIMATABLE);
   RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, NULL, "flags", MOD_DPAINT_ANTIALIAS);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Anti-Aliasing", "Use 5x multisampling to smooth paint edges");
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop,
+                           "Anti-Aliasing",
+                           "Use 5" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN
+                           " multisampling to smooth paint edges");
   RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_MODIFIER, "rna_DynamicPaintSurface_reset");
 
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "brush_influence_scale", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_FACTOR);

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.cc

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "BLI_math.h"
+#include "BLI_string_utf8_symbols.h"
 #include "BLI_utildefines.h"
 
 #include "BLF_api.h"
@@ -118,12 +119,36 @@ static const EnumPropertyItem node_quality_items[] = {
 };
 
 static const EnumPropertyItem node_chunksize_items[] = {
-    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_32, "32", 0, "32x32", "Chunksize of 32x32"},
-    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_64, "64", 0, "64x64", "Chunksize of 64x64"},
-    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_128, "128", 0, "128x128", "Chunksize of 128x128"},
-    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_256, "256", 0, "256x256", "Chunksize of 256x256"},
-    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_512, "512", 0, "512x512", "Chunksize of 512x512"},
-    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_1024, "1024", 0, "1024x1024", "Chunksize of 1024x1024"},
+    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_32,
+     "32",
+     0,
+     "32" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "32",
+     "Chunksize of 32" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "32"},
+    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_64,
+     "64",
+     0,
+     "64" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "64",
+     "Chunksize of 64" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "64"},
+    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_128,
+     "128",
+     0,
+     "128" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "128",
+     "Chunksize of 128" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "128"},
+    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_256,
+     "256",
+     0,
+     "256" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "256",
+     "Chunksize of 256" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "256"},
+    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_512,
+     "512",
+     0,
+     "512" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "512",
+     "Chunksize of 512" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "512"},
+    {NTREE_CHUNKSIZE_1024,
+     "1024",
+     0,
+     "1024" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "1024",
+     "Chunksize of 1024" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "1024"},
     {0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr},
 };
 #endif

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_pose.cc

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "DNA_scene_types.h"
 
 #include "BLI_math.h"
+#include "BLI_string_utf8_symbols.h"
 
 #include "BLT_translation.h"
 
@@ -1145,7 +1146,8 @@ static void rna_def_pose_channel(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_clear_flag(prop, PROP_EDITABLE);
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop,
                            "Channel Matrix",
-                           "4x4 matrix of the bone's location/rotation/scale channels (including "
+                           "4" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN
+                           "4 matrix of the bone's location/rotation/scale channels (including "
                            "animation and drivers) and the effect of bone constraints");
 
   /* writable because it touches loc/scale/rot directly */
@@ -1165,10 +1167,11 @@ static void rna_def_pose_channel(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, nullptr, "pose_mat");
   RNA_def_property_multi_array(prop, 2, rna_matrix_dimsize_4x4);
   RNA_def_property_float_funcs(prop, nullptr, "rna_PoseChannel_matrix_set", nullptr);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
-      prop,
-      "Pose Matrix",
-      "Final 4x4 matrix after constraints and drivers are applied, in the armature object space");
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop,
+                           "Pose Matrix",
+                           "Final 4" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN
+                           "4 matrix after constraints and drivers are applied, in "
+                           "the armature object space");
   RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_POSE, "rna_Pose_update");
 
   /* Head/Tail Coordinates (in Pose Space) - Automatically calculated... */

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "BLI_listbase.h"
 #include "BLI_math.h"
+#include "BLI_string_utf8_symbols.h"
 
 #include "BLT_translation.h"
 
@@ -6320,10 +6321,10 @@ static void rna_def_scene_render_data(BlenderRNA *brna)
 
   static const EnumPropertyItem pixel_size_items[] = {
       {0, "AUTO", 0, "Automatic", "Automatic pixel size, depends on the user interface scale"},
-      {1, "1", 0, "1x", "Render at full resolution"},
-      {2, "2", 0, "2x", "Render at 50% resolution"},
-      {4, "4", 0, "4x", "Render at 25% resolution"},
-      {8, "8", 0, "8x", "Render at 12.5% resolution"},
+      {1, "1", 0, "1" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN, "Render at full resolution"},
+      {2, "2", 0, "2" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN, "Render at 50% resolution"},
+      {4, "4", 0, "4" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN, "Render at 25% resolution"},
+      {8, "8", 0, "8" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN, "Render at 12.5% resolution"},
       {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL},
   };
 

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_sequencer.c

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "BLI_iterator.h"
 #include "BLI_listbase.h"
 #include "BLI_math.h"
+#include "BLI_string_utf8_symbols.h"
 #include "BLI_string_utils.h"
 
 #include "BLT_translation.h"
@@ -1649,8 +1650,8 @@ static const EnumPropertyItem transform_filter_items[] = {
     {SEQ_TRANSFORM_FILTER_NEAREST_3x3,
      "SUBSAMPLING_3x3",
      0,
-     "Subsampling (3x3)",
-     "Use nearest with 3x3 subsamples during rendering"},
+     "Subsampling (3" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "3)",
+     "Use nearest with 3" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "3 subsamples during rendering"},
     {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL},
 };
 

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "BLI_math_base.h"
 #include "BLI_math_rotation.h"
+#include "BLI_string_utf8_symbols.h"
 #include "BLI_utildefines.h"
 #ifdef WIN32
 #  include "BLI_winstuff.h"
@@ -5454,10 +5455,10 @@ static void rna_def_userdef_system(BlenderRNA *brna)
 
   static const EnumPropertyItem anisotropic_items[] = {
       {1, "FILTER_0", 0, "Off", ""},
-      {2, "FILTER_2", 0, "2x", ""},
-      {4, "FILTER_4", 0, "4x", ""},
-      {8, "FILTER_8", 0, "8x", ""},
-      {16, "FILTER_16", 0, "16x", ""},
+      {2, "FILTER_2", 0, "2" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN, ""},
+      {4, "FILTER_4", 0, "4" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN, ""},
+      {8, "FILTER_8", 0, "8" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN, ""},
+      {16, "FILTER_16", 0, "16" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN, ""},
       {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL},
   };
 

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_volume.c

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "BKE_volume.h"
 
 #include "BLI_math_base.h"
+#include "BLI_string_utf8_symbols.h"
 
 #include "BLT_translation.h"
 
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ static void rna_def_volume_display(BlenderRNA *brna)
        "FINE",
        0,
        "Fine",
-       "Display box for each leaf node containing 8x8 voxels"},
+       "Display box for each leaf node containing 8" BLI_STR_UTF8_MULTIPLICATION_SIGN "8 voxels"},
       {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL},
   };
 

source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c

@@ -3388,7 +3388,7 @@ static int redraw_timer_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
   BKE_reportf(op->reports,
               RPT_WARNING,
-              "%d x %s: %.4f ms, average: %.8f ms",
+              "%d \u00D7 %s: %.4f ms, average: %.8f ms",
               iter_steps,
               infostr,
               time_delta,