Placing a cross sign "X"

Hi, Can someone help me where is the “X” sign in ki_cad Eeschema ?

version Info
–Application: Eeschema
Version: (5.1.7)-1, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.5
libcurl/7.71.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1g (Schannel) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.3.0 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.3.0) libssh2/1.9.0 nghttp2/1.41.0
Platform: Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.5 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Boost: 1.73.0
OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
Curl: 7.71.0
Compiler: GCC 10.2.0 with C++ ABI 1014

Build settings:
USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
KICAD_SPICE=ON

What is an “X” sign? (In this context).

I want to place the highlighted sign in picture, and probably it is used when a pin is not used(my understanding, I never read that any where).

image

PS: This picture belong to CM4 official I/O board schematic.

Thanks
Abhishek

It’s on the toolbar on the right side of the screen:

Or: Eeschema / Place / No Connect Flag [Shift + Q]

And these are indeed to indicate to KiCad that you really meant to leave this pin open so ERC won’t generate an error for it.

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Thanks for your response, it helps.

“No connect” is a feature of the schematic not the symbol. You can add a no connect symbol from the right hand menu bar or by using the Q key.

You really shouldn’t just copy a schematic you don’t understand.

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