> Dmitry Baranovskiy > Add to this “Will search engines correctly understand such a > symbols?” The answer is “No”. > > Compare: > > 3×4 > http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=3%D74&btnG=Search&meta= > 3x4 > http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=3x4&btnG=Search&meta= > 3 4 > http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=3+4&btnG=Search&meta= > > As you can see first and last results are equal, which means that > Google ignore × symbol. Try this two links as well:
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